{"id":110555,"date":"2026-01-08T16:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/110555\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:17:09","slug":"cape-coral-man-charged-in-1000-home-depot-theft-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/110555\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Coral Man Charged in $1,000 Home Depot Theft Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Cape Coral Police Department has arrested\u00a0Nicholas A. Tollner (DOB 04\/11\/1981) of North Fort Myers, Florida, following an investigation into a series of theft incidents that occurred at a local Home Depot store between May 8 and May 29, 2025.<\/p>\n

Officers responded to Home Depot located at 2508 Skyline Boulevard for a theft reported by the store\u2019s Asset Protection staff. Asset Protection observed a male subject select merchandise, pass all points of sale without payment, and exit the store on May 29, 2025. Asset Protection personnel intervened and recovered approximately\u00a0$698\u00a0worth of merchandise from the individual before he left the premises in a gold Ford Expedition.<\/p>\n

Further investigation revealed that the same individual was linked to three prior incidents in which he allegedly altered item prices at self-checkout registers by scanning lower-priced tags. These \u201cticket-switching\u201d incidents occurred between May 8 and May 15, 2025. The combined total of merchandise value connected to these thefts equals\u00a0$1,012.48.<\/p>\n

Detectives used multiple investigative techniques, which ultimately led to the identification of\u00a0Nicholas Tollner\u00a0as the primary suspect.<\/p>\n

On January 7, 2026, detectives located Nicholas Tollner at his residence and took him to the Lee County Jail on the following charges:<\/p>\n

\u2013Florida State Statute 812.014 (2c1), Grand Theft ($750\u2013$5,000), a third-degree felony<\/p>\n

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