CAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014 The Cape Coral Police Department has arrested one man they say is connected to multiple burglaries. <\/p>\n
Police say on November 7, 2025, officers responded to a vehicle burglary at a home on SW 26th Avenue. <\/p>\n
The victim reported that someone broke into their home overnight and stole several items – including a camouflage jacket, a softball bag and cash. <\/p>\n
Investigators say a nearby security camera captured a male suspect carrying bulky items, including a jacket, away from the vehicle. <\/p>\n
The department connected Richard Steven Chinn, 47, to an increasing number of crimes. <\/p>\n
On November 20, 2025, another burglary was reported at a house on SW 38th Street. <\/p>\n
According to police, security footage showed a man on a pink bicycle approaching the house. <\/p>\n
The victim reported that a man entered their garage and stole a $1,000 scooter. <\/p>\n
On November 22, 2025, officers responded to SW 26th Place in Cape Coral regarding an unknown man seen walking around a new construction property. <\/p>\n
That person, later identified as Chinn, is accused of repeatedly avoiding contact, fleeing from officers and was eventually found hiding behind trash cans in an area with recent burglaries. <\/p>\n
Officers say they spotted Chinn wearing a Mossy Oak camouflage jacket believed to have been stolen during the November 7th burglary. <\/p>\n
He was arrested and taken to the Lee County Jail for loitering, prowling and resisting an officer without violence. <\/p>\n
He was also linked to a stolen bag taken during an earlier burglary, police say. Officers say it was found in the garbage of a friend’s home that he would often visit. <\/p>\n
Chinn was arrested again on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. <\/p>\n
According to the Cape Coral Police Department, a search of his home revealed more stolen items. <\/p>\n
Chin is currently being held in the Lee County Jail on charges including burglary of an occupied dwelling, burglary of an unoccupied conveyance, grand theft and petit theft. <\/p>\n
Police urge residents to remain vigilant, report suspicious activity and continue to share helpful information to prevent crime in the community. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014 The Cape Coral Police Department has arrested one man they say is connected to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69832,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,263,211,210],"class_list":["post-69831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-florida","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}