Andrea Noble
Articles by Andrea Noble
Nine indicted in Maryland for cigarette smuggling
Maryland officials on Thursday announced the indictments of nine people accused of cigarette smuggling in connection with a stepped-up effort to cut down on the illicit tobacco trade. Published September 22, 2011
D.C. freezes fire, EMS Twitter account
The D.C. government has temporarily halted use of one of its most popular Twitter accounts in order to get a tighter handle on information disseminated about emergency operations. Published September 21, 2011
Police make arrest in Southeast D.C. homicide
Metropolitan police arrested a Southeast man in a fatal shooting that occurred after the suspect and victim smoked PCP together, according to police and court documents. Published September 21, 2011
Suspicious death in Columbia Heights ruled homicide
The death of a man found on the side of a road in Columbia Heights two weeks ago has been ruled a homicide by the city's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Published September 21, 2011
2 P.G. officers indicted in 2010 beating of U.Md. student
A year and a half after three Prince George's County police officers were videotaped beating a University of Maryland student who had taken to the street with others to celebrate a victory by the men's basketball team, two of the officers involved have been indicted. Published September 20, 2011
Bowie State stabbing called an ‘accident’
The fatal stabbing of a Bowie State University student by her college roommate was a "tragic accident" that happened as the suspect defended herself, the woman's defense attorney said in court Monday. Published September 19, 2011
P.G. police investigate murder-suicide
Prince George's County police are investigating the deaths of two men in Fort Washington as a murder-suicide. Published September 19, 2011
Study: D.C. crime camera system is futile
Surveillance cameras operated by the D.C. police department have failed to reduce crime as has occurred in other cities, in part because of the way the cameras are set up and monitored, according to a critical study of the four-year program. Published September 19, 2011
Bowie State student faces murder charge in roommate’s stabbing
A 19-year-old Bowie State University student faces murder charges in the fatal stabbing of her college roommate, Maryland State Police say. Published September 16, 2011
Slain D.C. woman had predicted: ‘He’s going to kill me’
A D.C. woman who police say was fatally stabbed by her husband this week predicted he would kill her, according to a handwritten petition she filed this summer for a protective order that ultimately was denied in Prince George's County. Published September 15, 2011
Prosecutors: Man solicited sex from transgender woman before shooting
A man arrested in connection with the recent shooting of a transgender woman in the District solicited the woman for sex before he shot her, according to court records. Published September 14, 2011
Three killed Wednesday in Prince George’s
Three people died Wednesday in northern Prince George's County, two in a double shooting and another in a suspected murder-suicide, police officials said. Published September 14, 2011
Dead man found in Capitol Heights was killed in D.C.
A man found dead in a burning car in Capitol Heights in August was killed in the District, leading Prince George's County police to turn the homicide investigation over to the Metropolitan Police Department, officials said Wednesday. Published September 14, 2011
Leggett sees passage of Montgomery curfew
Montgomery County Executive Isiah "Ike" Leggett said Tuesday he feels confident a bill to establish a controversial youth curfew has enough support to pass the nine-member County Council. Published September 13, 2011
D.C. police see no pattern in third transgender shooting
A shooting early Monday that wounded a transgendered woman in Southeast Washington does not appear to be related to two earlier shootings this summer that targeted transgendered women, D.C. police said Monday. Published September 12, 2011
Terror threats won’t stop 9/11 events
Events scheduled in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks will go forward as planned, despite credible but unconfirmed terrorist threats received by counterterrorism officials, authorities in the District said Friday. Published September 9, 2011
Fairfax police identify victims who drowned in floods
Police in Fairfax County have identified three people, including a 12-year-old boy, who drowned as they were swept away in flood waters. Published September 9, 2011
Lanier employs ‘crime emergency’ provision for 9/11 security
Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier suspended scheduling provisions in the department's contract with the police union Thursday, allowing her to cancel leave and redeploy officers as she deems necessary. Published September 8, 2011
Suspect in 2009 Montgomery County homicide arrested
A man suspected in a deadly 2009 shooting in Silver Spring has been arrested by police in Pennsylvania, Montgomery County police said Thursday. Published September 8, 2011
Dulles passenger attempts to smuggle cocaine into U.S. with clams
A Central American man was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport for attempting to smuggle cocaine-stuffed clams into the country, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said Thursday. Published September 8, 2011