Ocean City swimmer’s body ID’d as D.C. man
Police in Ocean City said the body of a man found 16 miles offshore last week was that of Melkis Delgado, 23, of the District.
Delgado was reported to have gone missing while he and friends were swimming Aug. 28, a time when lifeguards are off duty. Authorities searched for him for hours but didn’t find him.
Ocean City police said the body’s fingerprints matched Delgado’s. A cause of death has not been formally determined yet, police said.
Man in barricadedies from burn injuries
A man who barricaded himself inside an apartment that caught fire late Tuesday has died, D.C. authorities said.
Police said the man locked himself inside an apartment on the 300 block of 56th Street NE around 9 p.m. Tuesday. The man refused to come out even as smoke poured from the building. Police were able to get the man out about two hours later. The 50-year-old had suffered serious burns and smoke inhalation, and later died at a hospital, authorities said.
Takoma Park teens charged with burglary
A Takoma Park police detective arrested two teenagers on burglary charges after noticing them snooping around yards.
The detective spotted the boys, ages 17 and 15, around 11 a.m. Tuesday around the 7200 block of Spruce Avenue. The boys said they were asking for donations for a band. The detective arrested them for truancy, and found in their possession a Toshiba laptop and digital camera, two iPods and a pair of earrings. The items had been reported stolen from a nearby residence.
Police said the boys may be responsible for some of the burglaries that have plagued the city.
— Compiled by Scott McCabe
