Andrea Noble
Articles by Andrea Noble
Firefighter discipline procedure under fire
The District's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is concerned that D.C. firefighters facing departmental disciplinary hearings are not receiving fair trials, according to a letter it sent to the D.C. attorney general's office. Published July 4, 2012
Mayor wants details about firefighters’ pool filling
D.C. fire officials are investigating an order that directed firefighters to fill a private swimming pool over the weekend in the midst of an onslaught of emergency calls related to Friday's storm. Published July 3, 2012
ACLU questions whether D.C. firefighters get due process
The District's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is concerned that D.C. firefighters facing departmental disciplinary hearings are not receiving fair trials, according to a letter it sent to the D.C. attorney general's office. Published July 3, 2012
Amid misery of storm damage, D.C. firefighters fill private pool
With D.C. firefighters crisscrossing the city on emergency calls related to power outages, downed trees and heat-induced illnesses, one crew went out of service for about an hour Saturday afternoon on an unusual assignment: to fill a swimming pool for a private resident at a Northeast home. Published July 2, 2012
D.C. man shot by robbers stealing cell phone, sneakers
A man was shot in the arm Thursday night in Northwest D.C. while struggling with two robbers who stole his sneakers, cell phone and cash, according to police. Published June 29, 2012
3 injured in 2 afternoon shootings in D.C.
Two men were injured in a shooting in Southeast D.C. Thursday afternoon that occurred just a few blocks from the site where two children were hit by stray bullets earlier this week. Published June 28, 2012
P.G. officers charged after confrontation with teens
Two Prince George's County police officers face kidnapping, assault and other charges related to a confrontation they had with three teenagers over Memorial Day weekend in Charles County, police and prosecutors said Thursday. Published June 28, 2012
4 off-duty D.C. police officers indicted in assault
Four D.C. police officers were among nine people indicted Wednesday in connection with an assault last year outside a K Street nightclub in which a man lost an eye. Published June 28, 2012
D.C. fire department going overboard on overtime
D.C. fire department officials deny accusations by the union that three fire trucks were placed out of service this weekend to trim overtime costs, but the department is on the verge of surpassing its overtime budget by about $2 million this fiscal year. Published June 27, 2012
Two boys, counselor wounded in Southeast D.C.
Three innocent bystanders — two young boys and a camp counselor — were shot Monday afternoon while headed to a free meal program in a Southeast neighborhood, police said. Published June 25, 2012
P.G. police investigate officer-involved shooting
Prince George's County police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred overnight in Fairmont Heights. Published June 22, 2012
Public can access P.G. gun offender registry
A registry of gun offenders that Prince George's County police are scheduled to implement next month must be made available to the public, the Maryland attorney general's office says. Published June 21, 2012
P.G. council member Toles guilty of reckless driving
Prince George's County Council member Karen Toles was found guilty by a judge Wednesday of reckless driving and ordered to pay a $402 fine in relation to a highly publicized incident in February during which police said she drove in excess of 100 miles per hour on the Capital Beltway. Published June 20, 2012
P.G. deputy charged with sexually assaulting inmate
A Prince George's County deputy sheriff was charged with second-degree rape Wednesday after an inmate reported that the two engaged in oral sex while she was in a holding cell at the county courthouse, officials said. Published June 20, 2012
Man runs for help after being shot in face
A man was shot in the face at a Southeast D.C. apartment complex Wednesday morning but managed to run to a nearby barbershop to call police, officials said. Published June 20, 2012
Man in custody after fatal shooting, standoff in Southeast
D.C police have one man in custody and are interviewing multiple other people after a fatal shooting evolved overnight into a standoff in a Southeast neighborhood. Published June 20, 2012
Gray nominates member for youth runaway panel
Six weeks after an inspector general's report chastised officials for failing for more than a year to form a committee to review serious crimes committed by juvenile offenders on the run from custody, the District appears to be moving forward to establishing it. Published June 19, 2012
D.C. deli owner shot and killed in apparent robbery attempt
A well-liked H Street Northeast deli owner was shot in the neck and killed during an apparent robbery inside her shop early Thursday morning, according to D.C. police. Published June 14, 2012
D.C. shopkeeper’s drug arrest leads to call to pull license now
During the past three years, northern Columbia Heights resident Cecilia Jones estimates, she has tracked more than 1,200 criminal cases through the D.C. court system, but lenient jail sentences handed down in drug-related cases have frustrated her the most. Published June 12, 2012
D.C. police investigating fatal ‘possible shooting or stabbing’
D.C. police are investigating a “possible shooting or stabbing” that left a 26-year-old man dead Monday night, a Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman said. Published June 12, 2012