{"id":326281,"date":"2026-07-01T18:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/326281\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:36:08","slug":"grainy-video-shows-thieves-arrive-by-boat-at-cape-coral-rowing-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/326281\/","title":{"rendered":"Grainy video shows thieves arrive by boat at Cape Coral Rowing Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cape Coral Rowing Club<\/a> was robbed in the early hours of June 18 at the third of the Seven Islands property<\/a> in northwest Cape Coral.<\/p>\n

In security footage released by the Cape Coral Police Department June 23 on Facebook<\/a>, several individuals enter the island by boat and immediately spray paint over the area’s security camera.<\/p>\n

The individuals broke into a trailer and storage shed owned by the club, damaging two locks, according to the post. Multiple boat batteries, safety equipment and a boat key were stolen.<\/p>\n

The department’s property crimes detectives are investigating the burglary, the post said.<\/p>\n

“Our cameras did catch the boat and its captain before the paint was sprayed,” Saundra Weston, the president of the Cape Coral Rowing Club, said in a Facebook post<\/a> on June 18. The motion-detecting dock light was also spray painted, she said.<\/p>\n

Weston confirmed the club hasn’t received any updates about the case. She provided officers and the News-Press additional security footage from June 1 that she believes may show the thieves scoping out the property.<\/p>\n

The burglary came at a time of uncertainty for the club, as the city council has yet to decide on a permanent location<\/a> for the rowers after denying them use of Tropicana Park.<\/p>\n

The Cape Coral Police Department is asking anyone with information related to the burglary to call 239-574-3223 with case #26011129 or submit an anonymous tip through Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS.<\/p>\n

Reach reporter Vanessa Norris by emailing vnorris@news-press.com<\/p>\n

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