Stolen car found torched miles away in Arcadia

FORT MYERS, Fla. A car stolen Monday night from an apartment complex on Iona Lakes Drive was found torched over an hour away in Arcadia.

WINK News reporter Taylor Bisacky spoke to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office about a string of car thefts in the area.

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