Andrea Noble
Articles by Andrea Noble
Alexandria shooting by sheriff’s deputy ruled a homicide
The fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Alexandria man by an off-duty Arlington County sheriff's deputy has been ruled a homicide, but prosecutors have not determined whether criminal charges will be filed in the case, authorities said Thursday. Published May 23, 2013
1 killed, 1 trapped in Bethesda mall garage collapse
One person was killed and another seriously injured in a parking garage collapse at the Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda on Thursday afternoon. Published May 23, 2013
D.C. police make second arrest in North Capitol Street drive-by shooting
D.C. police arrested a second person in connection with a drive-by shooting on North Capitol Street that injured 13 people outside a Northwest apartment complex in March and said two additional people face charges in the case. Published May 23, 2013
Downtown D.C. sinkhole keeps major intersection closed
A major downtown intersection will be kept closed through at least Thursday evening as crews work to repair a 15-foot sinkhole, according to city officials. Published May 22, 2013
Police ID Alexandria man fatally shot by off-duty deputy
An off-duty Arlington County sheriff's deputy fatally shot an Alexandria man early Wednesday morning. Published May 22, 2013
Key witness in trial of Chandra Levy’s killer lied, lawyers say
A witness who helped convict a man in the 2001 murder of Chandra Levy lied during the trial when he testified he had never previously provided information to law enforcement in other criminal cases, attorneys revealed in court Tuesday. Published May 21, 2013
D.C. tax office whiffed on $6.5M in penalties
The District's Office of Tax and Revenue failed to collect $6.5 million over a five-year period because it did not charge penalty fees to businesses that owed money — a punitive system now under review because officials said it was too ambiguous to enforce. Published May 20, 2013
D.C. man won’t face gun charges for shooting pit bull attacking boy
Authorities have made an agreement not to prosecute a Northwest D.C. man who used his unregistered handgun to shoot and kill a pit bull in order to stop it from mauling a child in his neighborhood. Published May 19, 2013
Gray not backing gun owner insurance proposal
Prospects that the District will become the first jurisdiction in the nation to require gun owners to purchase liability insurance were dampened Thursday when Mayor Vincent C. Gray made known that he does not support the proposed legislation. Published May 16, 2013
P.G. shooting suspect subdued after climbing naked on firetruck
A Silver Spring man is charged with attempted murder after police said he shot another man while high on PCP and then climbed naked onto a fire truck parked in a busy Calverton shopping center. Published May 16, 2013
Maryland teens lead national movement to lower voting age
A national movement to grant more teens the right to vote scored its first victory this week with the passage of legislation in Takoma Park, to lower the voting age in municipal elections to 16. But momentum continued Wednesday as advocates in Massachusetts spoke at the State House in favor of allowing 17-year-olds to vote. Published May 15, 2013
2 shot, 1 fatally, overnight in P.G. County
Two men were shot — one fatally — overnight in separate incidents in Prince George's County. Published May 15, 2013
Violence spurs D.C.’s Fur club to ban go-go act
A Northeast D.C. nightclub, shuttered after a man was stabbed there last week, has banned a go-go act because of violence at its shows, according to official reports on the incident. Published May 13, 2013
D.C. lags Virginia, Maryland in immigrant deportations for Secure Communities
The pace at which illegal immigrants are deported from the District under a federal initiative is far lower than in surrounding jurisdictions in Virginia and Maryland, even though illegal immigrants make up similar proportions of their populations. Published May 9, 2013
D.C. police computer systems restored after outage
Two of the Metropolitan Police Departments' key computer systems were down for several hours due to a network issue this week, police confirmed. Published May 9, 2013
Fur mega-club ordered closed after stabbing
D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier has ordered the closing of a Northeast nightclub where a man was stabbed multiple times this week. Published May 8, 2013
Under Secure Communities, D.C. goes easy on immigrants with records
Illegal immigrants are being deported from Washington, D.C., at a lower rate than most states and other big cities under a federal program designed to remove illegal immigrants who have committed violent crimes. Published May 8, 2013
D.C. teen gets seven-year sentence for attack on elderly woman
A D.C. teen was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday for beating an 81-year-old woman whose home he burglarized. Published May 7, 2013
D.C. council member seeks ban on plastic guns made with 3-D printers
A D.C. Council member is proposing legislation to ban plastic guns made with the emerging technology of 3-D printers just days after a group claimed to have successfully test-fired the first functional weapon produced. Published May 7, 2013
D.C. police chief promises swift response to potential armed protest
Gun rights activists plan to openly carry weapons as they march across the Arlington Memorial Bridge into the District on July 4 as part of a protest organized by an Internet talk show host — a plan that drew a swift and confrontational response from the city's police chief. Published May 7, 2013
