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Cape Coral store owner warns businesses after alleged iPhone theft caught on camera<\/p>\n

A Cape Coral mobile repair store owner is warning other businesses after a man allegedly stole an iPhone 16 from a display case, an incident captured on surveillance video.<\/p>\n

\"Natacha<\/a>CAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

A Cape Coral mobile repair store owner is warning other businesses after a man allegedly stole an iPhone 16 from a display case, an incident captured on surveillance video. <\/p>\n

Surveillance footage from the I-Fix-It mobile repair store on Del Prado Boulevard shows a man allegedly sliding open a display case, grabbing an iPhone 16, and tucking it inside his jacket. <\/p>\n

“The person I was trying to help was the one who took it. He stole the phone,” said Ediesky Rojas, the store owner. <\/p>\n

Rojas explained that he was the only employee working at the store on Friday when the man entered, asking to have a phone repaired. Rojas went to the back to check for the necessary part, and during that time, the man allegedly took the phone from the display case. <\/p>\n

“He took my business card, I gave him my blessing, and he had already taken the phone,” Rojas said. <\/p>\n

Another camera captured the man leaving the store in a white Chevy Suburban. Rojas said he didn\u2019t realize the phone was missing until about 30 minutes later. <\/p>\n

Angel Linares, an employee at the store, reviewed the surveillance footage and expressed disbelief at the man\u2019s behavior. <\/p>\n

“Well, I saw the video and that was crazy how the customer put the hand behind the showcase and grabbed the phone. That was like incredible. I can’t believe it,” Linares said. <\/p>\n

Rojas has since filed a report with the Cape Coral Police Department. Linares said the shop is now considering adding locks to secure its display phones. <\/p>\n

“You never know what intentions someone may have,” Rojas said.<\/p>\n

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