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CAPE CORAL Cape Coral day care issued violations after “severe, humiliating” discipline caught on cam A Cape Coral day care was issued an inspection report with several violations for the way a teacher disciplined a 21-month old child and lying about the incident to her mother. Sierra Bruner said a teacher at Kiddie Island Academy tried to force her to sign an incident report in October regarding her 21-month-old daughter […]
FORT MYERS FMPD officer placed on leave after 2017 Freeh Report retires An officer for the Fort Myers Police Dept. that has been collecting a paycheck since he went on leave over two years ago, has announced his retirement. Lt. Melvin Perry, who has worked at the FMPD for 30 years, turned in his letter of intent to retire last week. His retirement was on Oct. 9. […]
WINK NEWS Is ICE using driver’s license photos to find undocumented immigrants? Privacy advocates are raising red flags about the use of facial recognition software by federal law enforcement agencies. Documents obtained by Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy and Technology show that three states that allow undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses are also allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to search driver’s license photo databases using […]
FORT MYERS Lawsuit against Fort Myers city and police officers dropped A judge tossed the lawsuit filed against the City of Fort Myers and several current and former police officers Friday. The lawsuit centered around accusations of sex and tainted arrests. WATCH the video above for the full story from WINK News Investigative Reporter Lauren Sweeney who has new developments.
CAPE CORAL Former AC company employee admits to illegally notarizing customer signatures A former employee at a prominent Southwest Florida air conditioning and home services company admitted to illegally notarizing documents for the company in a court filing. Detectives with the Cape Coral Police Department and the Florida Attorney General’s office served a search warrant on Bruno Total Home Performance in January as part of a criminal […]
LEE COUNTY Handgun stolen from undercover LCSO deputy’s vehicle Twice in a week, guns were stolen from local law enforcement. First from an officer in Cape Coral and now an undercover deputy in Lee County. An expert in police procedure fears it will not be the last time we hear of this type of crime. “As you and I are having this conversation, somebody has […]
CAPE CORAL Cape Police and officer could be liable for stolen gun A teen suspect was recently arrested for a crime spree that involved getting his hands on a police officer’s department-issued handgun. But our investigative team wanted to know why the young thief was able to get into a police car to steal the gun in the first place. On top of that, police have not […]
LEE COUNTY Hetherington’s girlfriend will not face charges, former prosecutor says WINK News was first to get the court documents that show the suspect in a crash that killed 8-year-old Layla Aiken knew he was the suspect within hours. It took investigators month to make their case for an arrest. We’re told that Cape Coral police were staking out Logan Hetherington in undercover vehicles surrounding his […]
PORT CHARLOTTE CCSO seminar covers digital dangers to keep children safe Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram – that is scratching the surface. Do you know how to talk to your children about staying safe while online? It is hard for any of us to live without our smartphones in our hands. We cannot expect our kids to be any different. On Tuesday, starting at 6 p.m. the […]
LEE COUNTY Hospital price lists fail to shed light on true costs of care A ride to work on his bike, turned into an eight and a half month fight that could have bankrupted him. “It turned my life upside down,” said Brian Gerke, who had recently relocated to Cape Coral from New York when he was hit by a car in September 2018. Gerke was also uninsured at […]