Fort Myers Beach man accused of being ‘mobile mechanic’ arrested

CAPE CORAL, Fla. A 50-year-old man accused of being a mechanic impersonator was arrested Saturday, the Cape Coral Police Department said.

Brian Charles Battaglia, of Fort Myers Beach, would allegedly approach a potential victim in a parking lot and tell them there was brake fluid on the ground under their car, police said. Battaglia identified himself as a mechanic and would get under the vehicle to “assist.”

He would pretend to fix the car and would even purchase a $3 bottle of brake fluid for the victims, police said. Victims would then give him “money for his troubles.”

Battaglia, who’s in custody at the Lee County Jail, faces a charge of scheming to defraud, police said.