Rich Kolko

It’s not uncommon to hear a stranger say hello in a store parking lot or in a store, but that hello might not have good intentions behind it. We looked at how crooks are using their niceness to steal your cash. We got word of a new scam in Florida: After people finish shopping and […]

This weekly WINK News segment features fugitives from justice right here in Southwest Florida. This is your chance to help out the community and give the tip that gets these people off the street. These suspects need to be found – and you can help. If you have seen them, reach out to Crime Stoppers […]

There are tens of thousands of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. The effort required to coordinate all those troops is massive, especially with all of them on such high alert. The 600 soldiers and airmen from Florida are working 24 hours a day. Their main duty […]

With most people unable to go to the presidential inauguration this year, you might want to remember the event with some souvenirs. Whether it’s the Super Bowl, a concert, a pair of sneakers, or Inauguration Day souvenirs, counterfeit goods are rampant, costing hundreds of billions of dollars each year, and often giving the consumer a […]

The thought of getting the COVID-19 vaccine is exciting for many. So exciting that many of you are posting your shot card on social media. But that could set you up for having your identity stolen. That card has your full name and date of birth on it. This is the basic information that identity […]

U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event. The massive undertaking reflects the extraordinary security concerns that have gripped Washington following […]

The buses rolled Friday morning from Florida to Washington D.C. But this time, instead of protestors, it is soldiers and airmen from the Florida National Guard on their way to provide security. We spoke to one of the company commanders on the way. Six hundred men and women of the National Guard packed up over […]

The Capitol Building riot in Washington D.C. was a little over a week ago Thursday. The FBI is not letting up in its investigation, as it searches for everyone who entered the Capitol illegally. “If people entered the Capitol, we want to know who they were and what they did and what they know,” said […]

All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping of forklifts unloading more fencing. There were no cars or scooters and seemingly no tourists Wednesday, just the occasional jogger and multiple construction crews at work. The U.S. Capitol that proved such a soft target last week was visible only through lines […]

The FBI, Secret Service, Homeland Security and many other partners are expected be in full security mode ahead of the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden Jan. 20. Typically, that full-scale effort would begin Jan. 19. But, in one of his final acts as acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf ordered it […]