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(January 3, 2024)-- On December 30th, 2023, Cape Coral Police Officers responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle at the 7-Eleven located at 3129 Chiquita Boulevard South, Cape Coral, Florida. A store clerk told officers a gray Kia Optima was parked at a gas pump for an extended period of time.
Officers ran the license plate number of the car and found it was reported stolen by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Officers approached the car and saw a man, later identified as Alexander Mitchell Clark (DOB 04/27/2000), asleep in the driver’s seat with a loaded pink handgun in his lap. Officers acted quickly and detained Clark. The handgun was safely retrieved as well as other suspicious items in plain view, including burglary tools and a laptop. Officer confirmed the laptop to be stolen from a vehicle burglary.
The stolen car was returned to its owner, who was parked at Hertz Arena the day prior with his keys in an unlocked vehicle.
Clark was arrested and charged with the following:
--1 Count in violation of Florida State Statute 812.014(2)(c)6, Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle
--1 Count in violation of Florida State Statute 790.23(1)(a), ), Possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted Florida Felon
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