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Andrea Noble

Andrea Noble was a crime and public safety reporter for The Washington Times.

Articles by Andrea Noble

In this Nov. 26, 2015, photo Secret Service police stand guard outside the White House after a man was caught jumping the fence as President Barack Obama and his family ate Thanksgiving dinner in Washington. The U.S. Secret Service is pursuing an aggressive outreach strategy on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to give the public a taste of life inside the elite agency. The social media blitz comes as the Secret Service works to improve its image after a string of revelations about security breaches and agent misconduct in recent years. It includes photos, videos and as-it-happens updates, but reveals little about sensitive operations that the Secret Service wants to keep, well, secret. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Secret Service database still vulnerable to improper access: IG report

Information technology shortcomings within the Secret Service mean the potential still exists for employees to improperly access the agency's restricted database, as agents did last year when they leaked unflattering information about House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz, according to a new inspector general's report. Published October 14, 2016

Sample Alabama driver's license image, via AL.com. **FILE**

Real ID law facing backlash from states refusing to comply

The Department of Homeland Security this week rejected requests to extend the amount of time five states have to develop identification cards compliant with the Real ID Act, upping the incentive for states to fall in line with the federal proof-of-identity law. Published October 13, 2016

DEA delays kratom ban, waits for word from FDA

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will hold off on a previously-announced ban of the herbal drug kratom while soliciting additional input from the public and the Food and Drug Administration. Published October 12, 2016

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2013 file photo, Schedule 2 narcotics: Morphine Sulfate, OxyContin and Opana are displayed for a photograph in Carmichael, Calif. California doctors will be required to check a database of prescription narcotics before writing scripts for addictive drugs under legislation Gov. Jerry Brown signed Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, that aims to address the scourge of opioid abuse. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

DEA taking steps to limit opioid overprescribing

The Drug Enforcement Administration, which controls the amount of drugs produced annually, will reduce the amount of opioid medications manufactured in the U.S. next year. Published October 4, 2016

In this photo taken Sept. 18, 2016, a Washington Redskins helmet is seen on the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) **FILE**

Supreme Court rejects Redskins’ trademark appeal case

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal brought by the Washington Redskins to challenge a lower court ruling that cancelled the team's trademarks on the grounds their name is offensive to Native Americans. Published October 3, 2016

Terence Crutcher case: Betty Shelby, Tulsa officer, pleads not guilty in fatal shooting

A Tulsa police officer charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man pleaded not guilty to manslaughter on Friday morning after her defense attorney claimed that during the high-stress incident she temporarily lost her hearing and was unaware other officers had responded to the scene to provide backup. Published September 30, 2016

Edward Snowden (Associated Press/File)

Edward Snowden reduced FBI surveillance law use

The FBI's use of a surveillance statute to collect Americans' phone and email records has declined since details about the program were leaked by Edward Snowden in 2013, a watchdog report has found. Published September 29, 2016

Lilly Chapman, 8, cries after being reunited with her father, John Chapman at Oakdale Baptist Church on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Townville, S.C. Students were evacuated to the church following a shooting at Townville Elementary School. A teenager opened fire at a South Carolina elementary school on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

Two students, teacher wounded in South Carolina school shooting

Two elementary school students and a teacher were injured Wednesday afternoon in a shooting at a South Carolina elementary school and one adult killed in a separate but possibly related incident, according to local news reports. Published September 28, 2016

In this Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 frame from video provided by the El Cajon Police Department, a man, second from left, faces police officers in El Cajon, Calif. The man reportedly acting erratically at a strip mall in suburban San Diego was shot and killed by police after pulling an object from his pocket, pointing it at officers and assuming a "shooting stance," authorities said. Some protesters claimed the man was shot with his hands raised, but police disputed that and produced the frame from cellphone video taken by a witness that appeared to show the man in the "shooting stance" as two officers approached with weapons drawn. (El Cajon Police Department via AP)

Police fatally shoot unarmed, mentally ill black man in El Cajon, California

Dozens gathered outside the El Cajon Police Department Wednesday morning to protest a police officer's fatal shooting of an unarmed and mentally ill black man -- an incident they say raises questions about how the department reacts to those suffering from mental illness. Published September 28, 2016