Jackie Bensen is a news reporter for NBC4 Washington, specializing in local news coverage in the District of Columbia. With over 20 years of experience, Jackie covers a wide range of stories, from crime and court cases to heartwarming human interest stories. She is dedicated to bringing the latest news and information to the viewers of NBC4 Washington.
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Jackie Bensen's reporting primarily focuses on local crime, breaking news, and evolving stories in the District of Columbia area. She covers a range of topics including crime, violence, family & relationships, animal welfare, and cold cases.
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Police arrested a man suspected of taking a Bethesda, Maryland, couple for $400,000 in a gold bar scam.
By: Jackie Bensen
A broken water main proved a major obstacle for Thanksgiving plans in Northeast D.C.
By: Jackie Bensen
Commuters who rely on a park-and-ride lot in Bowie, Maryland, say the lot’s lights have been out for weeks and they don’t feel safe there after dark. Dozens of people leave their cars at the lot on Northview Drive every day to take public transit to D.C. and elsewhere. At 5:45 p.m. Monday, a News4 crew went to the lot…
By: Jackie Bensen
A group of students who have developmental and learning disabilities were denied service at a restaurant while taking part in a life-skills learning program with teachers, Charles County Public Schools said.
By: Jackie Bensen
The body found encased in concrete inside a refrigerator at a Northeast D.C. apartment building has been identified as a 44-year-old woman and housing advocate. Chandra Brown was remembered as a talented writer and poet. “That’s my baby. My baby’s gone,” said Sheila Brown, the mother of Chandra Brown. She was overwhelmed by emotion as she spoke about her daughter….
The mother of a 4-year-old boy with autism went to pick him up from a Capitol Hill elementary school Monday afternoon only to find out no one seemed to know where he was.
By: Jackie Bensen
A group of students who have developmental and learning disabilities were denied service at a restaurant while taking part in a life-skills learning program with teachers, Charles County Public Schools said. In a community email, CCPS Superintendent Maria Navarro wrote 11 students and seven staff members visited a Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland, Tuesday after notifying the restaurant in advance of…
By: Jackie Bensen
A 14-year-old girl was jumped and beaten on her way to cheerleading practice last week at her Maryland high school, her mother told News4.
By: Jackie Bensen
A five-year-old girl in D.C. is in critical condition after her three-year-old brother somehow gained access to a gun, it went off and hit her in the chest, police say.
By: Jackie Bensen
A 66-year-old American citizen has been in the DC jail for almost 10 months awaiting extradition to the Philippines for a crime her attorneys say there’s no evidence she committed. Air Force veteran Grace Lourenco earned commendations for her service. In 1981, she was part of the flight crew aboard the Air Force plane that returned 53 U.S. diplomats and…
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