A Cape Coral man had his $450,000 boat stolen from behind his home on Wednesday.
According to a police report, Sherill C Huff reported that his 50-foot boat, a Sea Ray called “Splash”, was docked behind his Southwest 56th Terrace home on Tuesday night.
According to Huff, he last saw the boat at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. At roughly 9:30 the next morning, Huff reported that the boat was missing.
Huff told police that ropes used to secure the the vessel to pilings was laying on the dock, indicating that the boat did not come loose on its own.
Huff added that payments on the boat were up to date, and had not been repossessed.
Huff signed a sworn statement saying no one had permission to remove the boat, and that he would seek to press charges on anyone who might be invovled.
No prints were found at the scene. The investigation is currently ongoing.