More thanks to the CCPD
To the editor:
Let me begin by saying that I have not generally become involved with political type things, but since the Cape Coral Police Department has gotten so much poor press recently, let me tell you that they worked very hard and successfully on a recent case to recover some stolen items.
It all began with a simple round of golf at Coral Oakes Golf Course on Wednesday, Jan. 26. A golf cart was stolen right out from under us. I lost several personal items, like a wallet, money clip, GPS, cell phone, credit cards, etc.
We had to walk back to the club house to report the loss, then requested that the police be called so we could make an appropriate report. A Cape Coral police officer, Mr. A. Kostera, took down all the facts as we stated and then had me make a short list of items stolen. He was thorough, and efficient, as he understood I wanted to get home to call credit card companies, etc, to make sure no unauthorized purchases were made on my stolen credit cards.
A day later we found out that the golf cart had been recovered but it was in Punta Gorda, and none of the personal items we lost were with the empty cart. I never imagined I would recover any of my personal items. But low and behold a Cape Coral detective called me Friday night and said some of my personal items were recovered and could he drop them off. Detective Todd Kerns came by our house an hour later and emptied a large bag containing approximately 95 percent of our lost items. We identified all the items and a complete list was made so a record of the items turned over to me was recorded.
I’m not sure how all this played out but I do understand that some very hard- working and conscientious police officers in the Cape and the Charlotte County Sheriff Department were able to recover more than $5,000 worth of items within two and a half days of the crime.
Congratulations on a job well done and we appreciated all the hard work that was put into this case.
Thanks again.
John (Jack) E. Schneider
North Fort Myers