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NBC4 reporter since 1999. Taller than I look on TV. Likes and RTs are not endorsements. Folo me on Instagram @jackiebensen4 (she/her)
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Stolen Petco reptiles worth thousands of dollars found in Maryland home

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By Jackie Bensen Verified
| WRC-TV (Washington, DC) Verified
Pythons, geckos and a handgun were recovered at a Capitol Heights home after police served a search warrant in connection with a suspected reptile theft ring. Fairfax County police say the suspects cleaned out the reptile sections of three Petco stores in Fairfax County last May, and might have targeted pet stores in Prince George's, Baltimore and Charles County as well. "They were definitely stealing some high-end reptiles," Fairfax County Police Capt. Richard Cash told News4.
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Bodycam released from fatal police shooting at Gaithersburg bus stop

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By Jackie Bensen Verified
| WRC-TV (Washington, DC) Verified
Maryland’s Office of the Attorney General released police body camera video from the fatal shooting of a 46-year-old Rockville man at a bus stop in Gaithersburg last month. On July 12, Gaithersburg police received a call about a man loading a gun at a bus stop on Lost Knife Road. Officers found Elliott Powers sitting on the bus stop bench. Thirteen seconds after police arrived, it turned to chaos, bodycam video shows. “No, no, no! No, no, no, no!” an officer is heard saying on the video. “Hand. Hand.
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Magnolia — stolen kitten used in attempted bank robbery — finds a forever family

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By Jackie Bensen Verified, Matthew Stabley Verified
| WRC-TV (Washington, DC) Verified
The adorable, panda-colored kitten that went viral last month after being used in an attempted bank robbery in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., has been rescued from her very short life of crime. Sweet, 3-month-old Magnolia has been adopted by two loving parents who have another kitten for Magnolia to play with. A man walked into Pet Supplies Plus on Baltimore Avenue in Beltsville July 13 and soon after ran out clutching Magnolia, security video shows.
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