Suspect seen on video at the site of 2 electric bike thefts in Lee County

Deputies are looking for a suspect seen on video at a Lee County address where they say he stole two electric bikes on Sunday.

According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the suspected thief stole a Jupiter electric bike valued at $900 at 19370 S. Tamiami Trail, the location of Blueway RV Village. The man is believed to have stolen another E-bike valued at $1,499.99 from the same location, around the same timeframe.

Susan McNaughton, the owner of the Jupiter electric stolen bike said she’s having trouble closing her eyes, knowing someone crept up to her home and ripped off her bike while she was sleeping.

Trish Routte is a coordinator for Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers.

“They knew what they were doing,” Routte said. First, they cased this neighborhood Blueway RV Village in Fort Myers Sunday evening. The suspect then pulls up to a house and begins checking things out. An hour later, the guy returned, this time on foot.

“And within, like, a minute and a half to two minutes,” McNaughton said. “They used bolt cutters. And they walked my bike away.”

The bike was a Jupiter electric worth $900.

“It’s a crime of disrespect,” McNaughton said. “Somebody saw something that they wanted, came under the cloak of darkness and took it, just took it.”

Then deputies say the same suspect also stole a second electric bike worth $1,500.

“People are looking at to do whatever they have to do to make ends meet these days,” Routte said. “They’re not doing it the right way. But this was just something that this person apparently felt that they could get in and out pretty quickly. And they did.”

McNaughton told WINK News someone also stole her husband’s electric bike about a month ago. However, they don’t have a video of that theft.

You can call Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers with any information you have at 1-800-780-TIPS or submit a tip online.