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Man Hoarding Cache of Stolen Reptiles in Capitol Heights Home Arrested, Police Say

Police say the suspects stole four pythons from one Petco and linked them to multiple coordinated thefts across the region.

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A Capitol Heights, Maryland, man has been arrested in connection to the theft of more than 60 reptiles from pet stores in Maryland and Virginia.

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Stolen Petco reptiles worth thousands of dollars found in Maryland home

Police say dozens of reptiles were found in a Capitol Heights home after being stolen from Petco stores. Two people were arrested as part of an alleged theft...

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Man hoarding cache of stolen reptiles in Capitol Heights home arrested, police say

A Capitol Heights, Maryland, man has been arrested in connection to the theft of more than 60 reptiles from pet stores in Maryland and Virginia.

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3 charged in organized reptile thefts across Fairfax County, police say

Fairfax County police say three people have been charged in connection with a series of organized thefts targeting reptiles.

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Three Suspects Arrested for Stealing Reptiles From a Pet Store in the DMV

In a housing in Capitol Heights, pythons, geckos and a pistol were recovered after police executed a search warrant in connection with an alleged reptile theft network. Fairfax County police claim that, last May, suspects emptied reptile sections of three Petco stores in Fairfax County, and that they might also have had pet shops targeted in Prince George’s, Baltimore’s and Charles counties. “They were certainly stealing high-end reptiles,” Capt…

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Fox5 DC broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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