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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>> FROM YOUR CAPE CORAL NEWS TEAM. A TERRIFYING WAKE-UP CALL. POLICE SAY THE BROTHERS ON YOUR SCREEN STORMED INTO A HOME AND PISTOL WHIPPED A MAN IN HIS OWN BEDROOM. POLICE CAUGHT UP TO THE MEN ALONG THE SKY, A PARKWAY AND SOUTH EAST, 20TH STREET JUST OFF DEL PRADO BOULEVARD, GULF COAST MUSIAL, PART OF MUHAMMAD UP. THEY’LL CALL WE IS THERE WITH HOW IT ALL STARTED MONDAY. >> KELLY KICK KICK OR POLICE TOLD US THAT THIS MAN WAS SLEEPING. IT’S PEOPLE WALKED INTO HIS HOME, THREATENED TO KILL HIM, A PISTOL, WHAT THEM? AND THEY EVEN BROUGHT THEM. BUT POLICE TRACKED DOWN THE SUSPECTS RIGHT HERE AT THIS BUSY CAPE CORAL PARKWAY. IT’S SPOOKY BECAUSE IT’S SO CLOSE TO HOME. NOLAN ZELL SAYS THAT BECAUSE CAKE OR POLICE ARRESTED 2 PEOPLE YESTERDAY RIGHT NEAR HER HOME ON SOUTH EAST. 20TH ALL THE TRAFFIC THAT GOES UP AND DOWN AND THEN FOR >> COPS TO BE ALL OVER THE PLACE. AND NOW IT’S LIKE, OK, MAYBE I WANT THAT WAY ANYMORE. POLICE ARRESTED BROTHER STEPHEN RYAN, PALMER AKINS AFTER THEY BROKE INTO A MAN’S HOME IN NORTHWEST CAPE YESTERDAY MORNING. POLICE SAY THE MAN WAS SLEEPING BUT WAS PISTOL-WHIPPED. THEY STOLE ITEMS AND THREATENED TO KILL HIM. RIGHT INSIDE IS BETTER. A POLICE REPORT WE GOT SAYS A WOMAN MET PALMER A FEW DAYS AGO AND THAT THE VICTIM OWED HER MONEY. SHE SAID PALMER TOLD HER HE WOULD, QUOTE, TAKE CARE OF IT. SHE DIDN’T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT. HE HAD ALL OF OUR RESOURCES COMBINED TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO GET IT DONE. POLICE SAY THE VICTIMS CAMERAS AT HIS HOME CAUGHT THE DUAL TAKING OFF IN A DARK BLUE. PONTIAC. THE REPORT SAYS A LICENSE PLATE READER CAUGHT THE CAR NEAR THE VICTIM’S HOME HOURS LATER AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE SCALE PARKWAY AND SOUTHEAST, 28 COURT STOP THE CRIMINALS TO HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES THAT WILL USE. AND WE WERE PRETTY QUICKLY ABLE TO LOCATE THE SUSPECTS, WHICH IS WHY WE WERE ABLE TO DO THE TRAFFIC STOP AND HAVE SOMETHING PLANNED. >> NOW THE SUSPECTS, STEVEN RYAN TOLD POLICE THAT HE DIDN’T HAVE A GUN BUT LATER CHANGED HIS STORY SAYING HE BOUGHT\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Two brothers arrested after violent northwest Cape Coral home invasion, police say<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 7:32 PM EDT May 22, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tCape Coral police arrested two brothers, Steven Ryan and Palmer Aikens, after they allegedly broke into a man\u2019s home in northwest Cape Coral early yesterday morning, assaulted him, and threatened to kill him. Police said the victim was sleeping when the suspects entered his bedroom, pistol-whipped him, stole items, and made threats against his life. Milva Gonsil, a resident near the arrest site on SE 20th Court, shared her concerns about the incident. \u201cIt\u2019s spooky because it\u2019s so close to home,\u201d Gonsil said. She added, \u201cAll the traffic that goes up and down, and then for cops to be all over the place, you know, it\u2019s like, okay, maybe I won\u2019t walk that way anymore.\u201d According to a police report, a woman who met Palmer Aikens a few days ago said the victim owed her money. She told police that Aikens said he would \u201ctake care of it,\u201d though she did not understand what he meant. Mercedes Simonds of the Cape Coral Police Department said, \u201cWe had all of our resources combined together to be able to get it done.\u201d The victim\u2019s home security cameras captured the suspects leaving in a dark blue Pontiac. A license plate reader later identified the car near the victim\u2019s home, leading police to conduct a traffic stop hours later at the intersection of Viscaya Parkway and SE 20th Court. Simonds explained the department\u2019s approach to locating the suspects. \u201cWe have a lot of different investigative techniques that we\u2019ll use. And we were pretty quickly able to locate these suspects, which is why we were able to do the traffic stop and have something planned,\u201d Simonds said. During questioning, Steven Ryan initially denied having a gun but later changed his story, saying he might have brought a fake one.DOWNLOAD\u202fthe free\u202fGulf Coast News app\u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment, and original programming on your TV.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tCAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Cape Coral police arrested two brothers, Steven Ryan and Palmer Aikens, after they allegedly broke into a man\u2019s home in northwest Cape Coral early yesterday morning, assaulted him, and threatened to kill him. <\/p>\n Police said the victim was sleeping when the suspects entered his bedroom, pistol-whipped him, stole items, and made threats against his life. <\/p>\n Milva Gonsil, a resident near the arrest site on SE 20th Court, shared her concerns about the incident. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s spooky because it\u2019s so close to home,\u201d Gonsil said. <\/p>\n She added, \u201cAll the traffic that goes up and down, and then for cops to be all over the place, you know, it\u2019s like, okay, maybe I won\u2019t walk that way anymore.\u201d <\/p>\n According to a police report, a woman who met Palmer Aikens a few days ago said the victim owed her money. She told police that Aikens said he would \u201ctake care of it,\u201d though she did not understand what he meant. <\/p>\n Mercedes Simonds of the Cape Coral Police Department said, \u201cWe had all of our resources combined together to be able to get it done.\u201d <\/p>\n The victim\u2019s home security cameras captured the suspects leaving in a dark blue Pontiac. A license plate reader later identified the car near the victim\u2019s home, leading police to conduct a traffic stop hours later at the intersection of Viscaya Parkway and SE 20th Court. <\/p>\n Simonds explained the department\u2019s approach to locating the suspects. <\/p>\n \u201cWe have a lot of different investigative techniques that we\u2019ll use. And we were pretty quickly able to locate these suspects, which is why we were able to do the traffic stop and have something planned,\u201d Simonds said. <\/p>\n During questioning, Steven Ryan initially denied having a gun but later changed his story, saying he might have brought a fake one.<\/p>\n DOWNLOAD\u202fthe free\u202fGulf Coast News app<\/a>\u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app<\/a> to stream news, entertainment, and original programming on your TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":">> FROM YOUR CAPE CORAL NEWS TEAM. A TERRIFYING WAKE-UP CALL. 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