Fort Myers woman reports theft of thousands in cash while she was staying at motel

A 71-year-old Fort Myers woman reported that she left between $20,000 and $100,000 in cash behind in a hotel room.

The woman was staying at the Value Place motel in May while she and her husband were having their home remodeled.

She reported the missing cash to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday.

According to the incident report, the woman said some of the cash was in a plastic Walmart bag and envelopes from Bank of America and Wachovia Bank.

The victim also told investigators that she kept the cash stored under blankets in the hotel room’s closet.

She didn’t realize she left the money in the room until after checking out and when she called management, they told her that her room had already been cleaned and that no money was found, the report states.

She also told investigators that she didn’t report the incident because she was embarrassed.

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