FMPD: Search called off for battery thief after battery returned

Fort Myers Police Department Headquarters. Credit: WINK News.

Fort Myers police called off the search for a man they believed stole a car battery on Monday.

Police said the man was seen on surveillance video taking a battery out of a vehicle parked outside RedBone’s Bar and Grill at 3604 Palm Beach Blvd.

FMPD said Wednesday the search for the man was called off because the battery had been returned.

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