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Andrea Noble

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

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Too few call-takers, too many 911 calls left burglary victim on hold

A spike in 911 call volume is partially to blame for why a woman was placed on hold for more than a minute while her Northwest D.C. home was broken into and she struggled with the intruder, a spokeswoman for the Office of Unified Communications said Monday.

May 6, 2013

2 dead, 7 injured in violent 24 hours for D.C.

Two men are dead and at least seven others injured in string of separate shootings and stabbings — including one at a nightclub — within a 24-hour span Sunday and early Monday in the District, according to police.

May 6, 2013
If an emergency hit the District, as it did Boston, "it would be almost impossible for many off-duty workers, who would be desperately needed, to respond in a timely manner," Mayor Vincent C. Gray wrote to D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson. (The Washington Times)

Vincent Gray’s team clarifies remarks on handling disasters

Officials within the D.C. mayor's administration spent much of Monday clarifying comments made by Mayor Vincent C. Gray about whether the fire department could effectively respond to a disaster such as the recent Boston Marathon bombings.

April 29, 2013

Suitland man dies after stabbing, car crash

A man stabbed at his Suitland apartment complex Monday died after a friend trying to drive him to an emergency room crashed her car and he had to be flown by helicopter to a local hospital, Prince George's County police said.

April 29, 2013
Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican, and Democratic Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District’s nonvoting member of Congress, have been working for the past 18 months on a legislative route to D.C. budget autonomy. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Observers see no signs of Congress derailing D.C. budget autonomy

D.C. residents overwhelmingly cast ballots Tuesday to give the city budget autonomy from Congress, but supporters will be crossing their fingers while counting down the 35 legislative-day period during which federal lawmakers could attempt to derail the approved charter amendment.

April 24, 2013
Police tape blocks off the driveway of the Upper Marlboro home of D.C. police Detective Joseph B. Newell, who was found fatally shot Monday. His stepson, Antwan Rayvon James, is accused of killing him. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

Suspect in killing of D.C. cop turns self in

A man accused of gunning down his stepfather, a D.C. police detective, after a dispute over yard work turned himself in to Prince George's County police late Tuesday, ending a manhunt that had fanned out around the region.

April 24, 2013

Man shot in Northeast D.C.

A man was injured in a shooting in the Northeast D.C. neighborhood of Brentwood, not far from the scene where two men were shot over the weekend, according to police reports.

April 17, 2013
Homeland Security police officers keep watch along Pennsylvania Avenue a day after the Boston Marathon bombings. Ayo Handy-Kendi (left) and others wear chains to show their opposition to the District not having a voting representative in Congress.

Police vigilant as D.C. parade proceeds

A heightened police presence was evident Tuesday at the District's annual Emancipation Day parade, where local officials considered the long-term implications for security within the District after the Boston Marathon bombings.

April 16, 2013