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Andrea Noble

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

Articles by Andrea Noble

This image from security video provided by the New York Police Department, from a security camera at a bodega at 635 Watkins St. in the Brooklyn borough of New York, shows three men who are wanted by police in connection with the gang rape of an 18-year-old woman who was walking in the nearby Osborn Playground with her father later the same evening. Authorities say five men approached the pair. They say one of the men pointed a gun at the father and ordered him at gunpoint to leave before they took turns raping the woman.The father returned with two police officers, but the attackers fled. (New York Police Department via AP)

Two Brooklyn gang rape suspects turned in by parents

Four teenagers have been charged as adults in connection with the gang rape of an 18-year-old woman in a Brooklyn park -- including two boys who were turned in to police by their parents. Published January 11, 2016

Law enforcement searches for a suspect in a mass shooting at a social services center Wednesday in San Bernardino, Calif. (Associated Press)

2015 sets new record for terror plots in U.S.

Last year saw the most terrorist attacks and plots in the U.S. since Sept. 11, 2001, according to the Heritage Foundation's tally, which was released Friday just as the Obama administration announced a series of new terror-related arrests and indictments. Published January 8, 2016

Amtrak assistant conductor Kellie Stiggers is shown working as Train 110 leaves Philadelphia's 30th Street Station for New York's Penn Station on May 18, 2015. It was the first northbound train from the city since a May 12 derailment killed 8 people and injured dozens. (Associated Press) **FILE**

DEA’s $850K payment to Amtrak source a violation, watchdog says

The Drug Enforcement Administration wasted more than $850,000 by paying an Amtrak employee for work as a confidential source when the federal employee was already obligated to share information with law enforcement, according to a report released Thursday by the Justice Department's office of the inspector general. Published January 7, 2016

Members of the Box Elder County Sheriff's Office fly their search and rescue drone during a demonstration in Brigham City, Utah, on Feb. 13, 2014. (Associated Press)

181,000 drones registered since FAA database launched

More than 181,000 drones have been registered with the federal government since a national unmanned aircraft database was launched Dec. 21, according to the head of the Federal Aviation Administration. Published January 6, 2016

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton outlined her plan to defeat the Islamic State and combat homegrown radicalization during a speech at the University of Minnesota, highlighting efforts to build trust between the Muslim community and law enforcement. (Associated Press)

Minnesota Somalis suspicious of U.S. efforts to stymie ISIS recruitment

When presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visited Minneapolis earlier this month to outline her plan to defeat the Islamic State and combat homegrown radicalization, she highlighted local efforts underway in the Twin Cities to build trust between the area's Muslim community and law enforcement. Published December 30, 2015

ADVANCE FOR MONDAY JUNE 1 - FILE - In this photo taken Tuesday, May 5, 2015, a marijuana plant grows at a Minnesota Medical Solutions greenhouse in Otsego, Minn. The crop is coming in at Minnesota Medical Solutions, one of two manufacturers who will be supplying the state's medical marijuana. Some health care providers are sitting out completely while others are ready to start certifying patients. (AP Photo,Star Tribune,Glen Stubbe,File)  MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES LOCAL TELEVISION OUT

Santee Sioux torch marijuana crop over fears of government raid

Had all gone according to plan -- and had not the Obama administration Justice Department stepped in -- New Year's Eve on the Flandreau Santee Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota would have been a party of monumental proportions. Published December 30, 2015

Broward County Sheriff's Deputy Peter Peraza was indicted on manslaughter charges on Dec. 11, 29 months after the on-duty shooting of Jermaine McBean. (Associated Press)

Police shootings result in more charges for officers

More than three times as many police officers are facing murder or manslaughter charges this year for on-duty shootings than in any other year over the past decade, according to a researcher who tracks such incidents. Published December 27, 2015