Event Brief
Break-in Suspect Dives Into Canal to Flee Cops
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: A resident on the 5300 block of Nautilus Drive reported a break-in attempt captured on live home security video at about 10:42 p.m. Sept. 21, 2026. Cape Coral officers located the suspect near Wiltshire Court, and after he ran, he jumped into a canal and was arrested after swimming to the opposite bank.
WHO: A Florida break-in suspect; Cape Coral police officers; a resident on the 5300 block of Nautilus Drive
WHAT: A break-in suspect attempted to flee police by diving into a canal after being spotted near a vehicle; he was arrested after swimming across.
WHEN: Sep 24, 2026
WHERE: Cape Coral, Florida (Nautilus Drive; Wiltshire Court; Windsor Court)
WHY: The suspect fled after being spotted by police while trying to escape following the break-in attempt.
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