Jackie Bensen is a general assignment reporter for News4. She specializes in reporting breaking news, mostly for News4 at 11.
Bensen joined News4 in 1999 after spending 12 years at WTTG-TV in a variety of roles including news writer, special projects producer and, for the last few years, general assignment reporter. She has also worked for Media General's cable channel and in the Washington Bureau of Outlet Communications.
Bensen is frequently called upon to speak at community and public safety events. She has been a guest lecturer at the FBI's National Training Academy in Quantico. She has also served as grand marshal of the Montgomery County Humane Society's Walk in the Park and the City of Rockville Memorial Day Parade.
A Philadelphia native, Bensen came to Washington to attend American University where she earned a Master's Degree in Journalism and Public Affairs. She has an undergraduate degree in English Literature from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa.
Bensen and her family live in Montgomery County.
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Missing woman rescued from wooded area in Croom, Maryland
An elderly Maryland woman is alive and back safe with her family, after wandering away from home into a thickly wooded area for hours on Monday. Rescuers found her using a helicopter just as the last minutes of daylight were slipping away. The helicopter, known as Guardian, is part of the Prince George’s County Police Aviation Section. Assigned officers...
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‘Get our cats back': Stolen BMW recovered; owners' 3 cats still missing
A couple was all packed, getting ready to lock the front door one last time on moving day, when someone stole their car from right in front of the house. Inside that car was a carrier containing the three family cats.
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Bowie police officer charged with attempted murder
A grand jury indicted a Bowie, Maryland, police officer on a charge of attempted murder for firing his gun at a man on a busy road last month. About 8 a.m. Sept. 12, Sgt. Robert Warrington stopped on Collington Road near Route 50 to check on a white SUV parked on the side of the road. A man who asked…
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Man charged in Virginia house explosion that killed volunteer firefighter
A man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the February death of a volunteer firefighter killed when a home exploded in Sterling, Virginia.
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Puppy stolen off of boat in Navy Yard reunited with family
A 3-month-old puppy named Pepper has been reunited with her family after she was stolen off of a boat docked in Navy Yard. The puppy is in good condition, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. On Saturday, a good Samaritan returned Pepper to the family after purchasing the Cane Corso puppy from an online ad before realizing she had been…
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Human remains found encased in concrete in refrigerator behind DC building
Human remains were found in the refrigerator of a home in Northeast D.C. on Friday morning, law enforcement sources tell News4.
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Father searches for puppy stolen from boat in Navy Yard
The search is on for a beloved family pet stolen from a boat moored near a restaurant in D.C.’s Navy Yard neighborhood last Friday evening. “Couldn’t believe that somebody would do that and that she was gone.” Edward Matthews is talking about Pepper, the nine-month-old female Cane Corso, a breed of Italian mastiff, stolen from his boat Friday night....
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Man shot to death in Foot Locker near Maryland mall
A man was shot to death inside a Foot Locker store near a Maryland mall Thursday evening. Dominique Hodge, 24, of D.C. was shot before 6 p.m. as employees and customers were in the store near the entrance to The Shops at Iverson in Hillcrest Heights. An officer saw three suspects near the shooting scene, police said. They allegedly ran…
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Hyundai thefts decline 90% in Montgomery County after surge
Hyundai thefts have decreased by 90% in Montgomery County following efforts by local officials to fight the rise in auto theft. Reports of stolen Hyundai vehicles declined to 10 this month, in a drop from October of last year, when 103 vehicles were reported stolen. September 2024 alone saw 35 stolen. Reports of stolen Hyundais skyrocketed in 2021 after a…
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Family mourns loved ones who died in DC suspected arson
There were flowers and tears from friends and neighbors overwhelmed by the tragedy at the home on 23rd Street SE Sunday morning. Margaret McKinnon, an 84-year-old retired nurse who worked at Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital for more than 25 years, and her son, 64-year-old Ronald McKinnon, were trapped on an upper floor, overcome by heavy smoke and unable to escape....
