Andrea Noble

Lanier signs contract to stay with D.C. police

D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier has signed a new five-year contract with the District that keeps her current $253,000-a-year salary in place, Mayor Vincent C. Gray confirmed Wednesday.

May 9, 2012

5 guilty of murder in 2010 South Capitol Street shootings

A D.C. jury on Monday found five men guilty of murder in a series of horrific, retaliatory shootings that left five people dead and injured nine others in 2010 along South Capitol Street in Southeast.

May 7, 2012

Johnson associate sentenced in P.G. corruption probe

A developer who pleaded guilty to bribing former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson before cooperating with authorities was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Thursday.

May 3, 2012

Two nonfatal shootings in D.C. Tuesday night

Two nonfatal shootings were reported Tuesday night in the District following a series of five homicides in four days, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

May 2, 2012

Five men killed in four days; police see no connection

D.C. police see no "rhyme nor reason" behind five unrelated slayings over the past four days, a commander said Tuesday.

May 1, 2012

2 dead in fatal stabbings in D.C.

D.C. police are investigating two separate overnight stabbings that left two men dead.

May 1, 2012

P.G. killing suspect’s mother: My son needs help

A District Heights man accused of fatally stabbing his pregnant girlfriend will undergo a mental-competency evaluation after his mother pleaded for the court's help Monday during a hearing in Prince George's County District Court.

April 30, 2012

Teen brother of 49ers star suspected in Petworth attacks

The 19-year-old brother of San Francisco 49ers star Vernon Davis was arrested Thursday night in connection with an assault that D.C. police believe could be linked to three other violent attacks in the Petworth neighborhood, including a fatal assault on a tourist.

April 27, 2012

D.C. tourist’s killing may be related to other assaults

The killing of a 66-year-old tourist this week might be related to two other violent attacks that occurred within 26 hours of the fatal beating in the Petworth neighborhood, Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said Thursday.

April 26, 2012

Murderer of UMd. student gets 49-year sentence

A 24-year-old man who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a University of Maryland student during a robbery last year was sentenced Wednesday to 49 years in prison.

April 25, 2012

P.G. homicide victim ID’d

Prince George's County police have identified an 18-year-old District Heights man who was fatally shot Tuesday evening.

April 25, 2012

D.C. police investigate suspicious death

D.C. police are investigating the death of a man found unconscious Tuesday but have not classified the death as a homicide.

April 25, 2012

P.G. man held in activist’s killing to face more charges

A man already in custody and facing murder charges in the death of an Alexandria community activist will be charged with two other homicides in Prince George's County, police said Monday.

April 23, 2012

Temple Hills man charged in killing of prostitute

A Temple Hills man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman found in a vacant apartment unit in the same complex where the man lived, police said Saturday.

April 21, 2012

Student charged with killing roommate at Bowie State released on bond

A Bowie State University student accused of fatally stabbing her college roommate in the neck was released on bond last week pending trial, a move the young woman's attorney said signals support of her claim that the killing was in self-defense.

April 19, 2012

Woman found dead inside vacant P.G. apartment

Police on Thursday identified a woman who was found dead in a vacant Temple Hills apartment.

April 19, 2012

Fairfax police ID remains as brothers missing since 2010

Investigators have identified the remains of two men found in Fairfax County as brothers missing since 2010, police announced Thursday.

April 19, 2012

1 killed, 2 injured in overnight shootings in D.C.

One man was killed and two others injured in separate shootings overnight in the District.

April 18, 2012

UMd. Student accused of threatening shooting spree fit to stand trial

The University of Maryland student accused of threatening to go on a shooting rampage at the College Park campus, was deemed competent to stand trial Tuesday in Prince George's County's Mental Health Court.

April 17, 2012

Former P.G. housing director sentenced to 3 years

The former director of the Prince George's County Department of Housing and Community Development was sentenced to more than three years in prison Monday for his role in the pay-to-play scheme that ensnared former County Executive Jack B. Johnson.

April 16, 2012