Andrea Noble
Articles by Andrea Noble
Agencies reviewing D.C. police ‘file burn’ incident
An email sent by a deputy director from the D.C. police department's recruiting division to other department officials alerted them that a "file burn" was scheduled for the same day that trash bins of personnel files were found ablaze. Published May 23, 2012
Second Gray aide charged in campaign probe
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray implored city residents to "let this investigation play out" after a second operative from his 2010 campaign was criminally charged Wednesday with lying to FBI agents investigating whether the mayor's campaign illegally provided cash to another candidate. Published May 23, 2012
Tae Kwon Do instructor charged for contact with children
A Tae Kwon Do instructor in Springfield is facing charges involving child pornography and sexual contact with two minors who were previously students at his martial arts school, according to Fairfax police. Published May 23, 2012
Second Gray campaign operative charged
A second campaign operative working for Mayor Vincent C. Gray was charged Wednesday with one count of making a false statement to FBI agents who were investigating whether the mayor's campaign provided cash to another mayoral candidate. Published May 23, 2012
Police, fire records burned in bins, a car
The District's police and fire unions are asking the city's inspector general to investigate the destruction of personnel files found burning inside trash bins and a car at the D.C. fire training academy. Published May 22, 2012
Nightclub officials face tax evasion charges
The owners and managers of seven nightclubs in Prince George's County were indicted on tax evasion charges Tuesday, signaling that county officials' war on problem nightclubs is far from over. Published May 22, 2012
Gary Giordano arrested for indecent exposure
A Gaithersburg man who was held as a suspect in Aruba for four months after his female traveling companion went missing is facing charges of indecent exposure after police officers found him and a woman naked in the back of an SUV in an Annapolis parking garage. Published May 22, 2012
Battalion chief slams Ellerbe’s ‘bullying’
A battalion fire chief who found a firefighter not guilty on charges related to the discovery of beer in a U Street Northwest fire station was transferred in what he says is retaliation for going against the wishes of the D.C. fire chief. Published May 21, 2012
5 shot, 5 stabbed in weekend of violence in D.C.
Five people were shot and five others were stabbed, one fatally, over the weekend in the District, police said. Published May 21, 2012
Campaign aide for Gray cuts plea deal
A senior member of D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray's campaign team in 2010 has been charged with destroying a spiral notebook that contained records of payments from the campaign to another mayoral candidate, according to court papers. Published May 21, 2012
Man shot in leg at Rockville Metro station
Montgomery County police say one man was shot at the Rockville Metro Station Friday afternoon. Published May 18, 2012
Arrest made in first D.C. homicide of 2012
A 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the first death that was ruled a homicide in the District in 2012, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Published May 18, 2012
Man fatally shot in car in Fairfax County
A 47-year-old man was found fatally shot inside a parked car Wednesday night in the Mount Vernon area in Fairfax County. Published May 17, 2012
Lanier gains lawsuit protection
The D.C. police chief's new five-year contract explicitly states that she is protected from civil and criminal lawsuits and drops a paragraph about collective bargaining at the center of a lawsuit brought by the Fraternal Order of Police. Published May 16, 2012
McDuffie wins Ward 5 D.C. Council seat handily
Kenyan McDuffie, a born-and-bred resident of the District's Stronghold neighborhood who touted public policy experience and a laundry list of labor endorsements, soundly defeated a crowded field on Tuesday to replace former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. and begin a new chapter for Ward 5 leadership at city hall. Published May 15, 2012
3 stabbed in 2 D.C. attacks
Three people were stabbed Monday afternoon in two attacks reported within minutes of one another in a Northeast neighborhood, a D.C. fire official said. Published May 14, 2012
D.C. police hope video will help solve baby’s killing
D.C. police released surveillance camera footage Monday in the hopes of identifying a person seen entering a Southeast apartment complex the same night a pregnant woman was attacked and her baby was fatally stabbed while in her womb. Published May 14, 2012
Suspect in Petworth hammer attacks not fit to stand trial
A D.C. Superior Court judge ruled Friday that a 19-year-old man charged in a series of hammer attacks in Petworth, including a fatal assault on a tourist, is incompetent to stand trial at this time. Published May 11, 2012
D.C. hammer-attack suspect has history of mental health problems
A 19-year-old man charged with two hammer attacks in Petworth, and now a similar attack that killed a tourist, has a history of mental illness and inquired multiple times about obtaining a gun in the week before the series of assaults, according to court documents filed Thursday. Published May 10, 2012
Man who killed trooper sentenced to life in prison without parole
Maryland State Trooper Wesley Brown always played the good cop, even on the night he was murdered, friends and family said Thursday at the sentencing of his killer. Published May 10, 2012