CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WJW) – It may not be Gotham City, but someone dressed as Batman did stop an attempted burglary in a Florida neighborhood early Tuesday morning, investigators said.
According to the Cape Coral Police Department, officers were called to a burglary in progress at a home in the southeastern part of the city just after 2 a.m.
When they got there, however, Cape Coral police found the suspect was already being detained by a neighbor, Kyle Myvett, wearing Batman pajamas.
Myvett told police that he was in bed when his home security cameras notified him that someone was breaking into his truck.
He went outside to find the suspect rummaging through his truck before heading into the neighbor’s garage.
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Myvett then jumped into action and caught the suspect, detaining him until officers arrived, Cape Coral police said.
The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Justin Schimpl, was taken into custody. Investigators said they knew about Schimpl from past investigations.
In this case, detectives said Schimpl allegedly stole expensive sunglasses, cash, jewelry and more than $500 in gift cards from the vehicles.
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Schimpl was booked into the Lee County Jail. He’s charged with burglary and petit theft.
“Thanks to a quick-thinking neighbor in his Batman pajamas, another burglary suspect was put behind bars,” the police department wrote on Facebook.
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