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Scam Artist's Plan Backfires After Millersville Robbery

An impersonator's plan was foiled when he was arrested shortly after a Millersville robbery, authorities say.

Anne Arundel County Police

Anne Arundel County Police

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Stephen Ricardo Bennie, 21, was attempting to impersonate a WiFi inspector when he approached the owners of a home on the 600 block of Caracle Court around 2:30 p.m., Monday, June 13, according to Anne Arundel Police.

The homeowner thought the alleged inspector looked suspicious and asked her husband to confront him. Upon confrontation, Bennie struck the husband with a rock, stole his phone, and fled the scene. 

Responding officers were able to locate Bennie and take him into custody. 

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