Man in Batman PJs detains burglary suspect: ‘Gave me the extra confidence I needed’

A quick-thinking man in Cape Coral, Florida, dressed in his favorite Batman pajamas, sprung into action early Wednesday morning to detain a neighborhood burglary suspect.

As the Gateway Pundit reports, Kyle Myvett was alerted to the burglar by his home security cameras before confronting and detaining the intruder. He credited his pajamas for giving him the confidence boost he needed to grab the suspect.

The incident began when Myvett noticed his cameras showing someone breaking into his truck. Still wearing his Batman pajamas, he rushed outside and confronted the suspect, identified as Justin Schimpl, who was rummaging through the vehicle.

Myvett then tracked Schimpl to a neighbor’s garage, where he grabbed hold of the burglar’s shirt and wrist, warning him not to resist.

The Cape Coral Police Department wrote on Facebook:

On August 27, 2025, at 2:03 AM, Cape Coral Police officers responded to a burglary in progress at a home in Southeast Cape Coral.

When officers arrived, they found the suspect already detained – by a neighbor wearing Batman pajamas.

The neighbor, Kyle Myvett, told detectives he had gone to bed when his home security cameras alerted him to someone breaking into his vehicle. Still dressed in his Batman pajamas, Kyle went outside to investigate and saw the suspect rummaging through his truck. Moments later, he found the same suspect in his neighbor’s garage and detained him until officers arrived.

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“Without the person seeing me, I grabbed a hold of their shirt and right wrist and told him, listen, don’t try to get away, I have plenty of experience with this,” Myvett told local station Fox 4.

Myvett previously worked in corrections.

“I’m really glad I had my Batman pajamas on because that gave me the extra confidence I needed,” Myvett added.