Andrea Noble
Articles by Andrea Noble
Dozens of cars damaged in pellet gun attack in Va.
Dozens of Franconia-area residents found their cars damaged over the weekend by someone firing a pellet gun, Fairfax County police said Thursday. Published September 8, 2011
D.C. police roll out new crime-reporting tool
A new online reporting tool will allow people to submit reports of suspicious activity around the District and photos or videos of the activities directly to the Metropolitan Police Department, officials announced Wednesday. Published September 7, 2011
Aruba court denies Giordano’s detention appeal
The Aruban Court of Appeal has upheld a judge's ruling to keep a Gaithersburg man, suspected in the disappearance of a travel companion, detained for 60 days, prosecutors said Wednesday. Published September 7, 2011
Suspect identified in serial ‘butt-slashing’ case
Fairfax County Police on Wednesday identified a suspect in at least one of the incidents this summer in which a woman's buttock was slashed while shopping. Published September 7, 2011
Judges to hear appeal of Aruba detention
An appeals hearing will be held before a panel of three judges Wednesday morning in the case of a Gaithersburg man suspected in the August disappearance of a travel companion on Aruba, according to prosecutors. Published September 6, 2011
D.C. police officer ordered held without bond in shooting
A Metropolitan Police Department officer accused of drunkenly opening fire on a car full of people that included transgenders will be held without bond as he awaits trial. Published September 2, 2011
PG man guilty of killing ex-lover
A Prince George's County jury found a man guilty of first-degree murder in last summer's fatal shooting of his 17-year-old former girlfriend in Landover, an incident that highlighted the mishandling of a felony arrest warrant by the county's Office of the Sheriff. Published September 1, 2011
Three shot in D.C., P.G.
Two men were shot and critically injured Tuesday night in a Landover neighborhood and another man was shot in Northeast Washington. Published August 31, 2011
P.G. police find man’s body in trunk of burning car
Prince George's County police discovered a man's body in the trunk of a burning car Wednesday morning in Fairmont Heights. Published August 31, 2011
Aruba keeps Giordano detained
An Aruban judge on Wednesday ordered a Gaithersburg man suspected in the disappearance of a travel companion detained for an additional 60 days, according to prosecutors. Published August 31, 2011
Fairfax officers cleared in fatal shooting
Two Fairfax County police officers who fatally shot a Defense Department security officer after a disturbance at the man's home in Centreville will not be criminally charged, police said Tuesday. Published August 30, 2011
Hearing delayed in shooting case with D.C. officer, transgenders
A preliminary hearing has been continued until Friday in the case of an off-duty Metropolitan Police Department officer accused of drunkenly climbing onto the hood of a car and firing shots at the five people inside after an altercation with the group. Published August 30, 2011
Maryland judge bars prior warrant in murder trial
After a Capitol Heights man was charged in the fatal shooting of his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend last summer, sheriff's deputies in Prince George's County admitted to mishandling a felony warrant for the man on a prior offense and failing to arrest him. Published August 29, 2011
Va. man charged in P.G. homicide
A Warrenton, Va., man has been charged in connection with the weekend murder of an acquaintance in Laurel, Prince George's County police said. Published August 29, 2011
Northeast D.C. woman charged in fatal stabbing
A Northeast woman has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a neighbor with whom she frequently fought, according to police and court records. Published August 29, 2011
Montgomery County proposes flash-mob law
Montgomery County officials are exploring ways to stem a troubling trend of juvenile flash-mob thefts, including by drafting a bill specifically tailored to prosecute mob-related crime. Published August 28, 2011
D.C., P.G. police investigate homicides
Police in the District and Prince George’s County are investigating fatal shootings from Friday night and Saturday afternoon. Published August 27, 2011
More than a dozen teens charged in Germantown mob robbery
More than a dozen teens who were part of a mob that descended en masse on a Germantown 7-Eleven and were captured on surveillance videos brazenly raiding the store's shelves and refrigerators of candy, chips and sodas have been criminally charged, police said Friday. Published August 26, 2011
MPD officer charged in shooting involving transgenders
A drunken off-duty Metropolitan Police Department officer fired a gun and wounded a person among a group of people — some of whom were transgender — after a confrontation with them early Friday morning, police said. Published August 26, 2011
Cracks in Washington Monument will take time to repair
Cracks at the top of the Washington Monument caused by Tuesday's earthquake will keep the structure closed to the public indefinitely while engineers complete inspections and recommend repairs. Published August 25, 2011
