Man hangs himself in Bladensburg jail cell
Bladensburg police said a man hanged himself in a cell after he was arrested early Sunday on drunken driving charges.
About 12:45 a.m., police were called to the 4500 block of Baltimore Avenue, where they found a green Isuzu sport utility vehicle had struck a telephone pole, Police Chief John Moss said. The man got out of his car and stumbled toward oncoming traffic, police said. He was arrested and taken to the station.
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About 2:45 a.m., during a routine cell check, police found the man had used a T-shirt to hang himself from the cell door.
The victim has not been identified, and Prince George’s police are investigating the incident.
Man fatally shot in Langley Park
A 24-year-old man was shot to death near his Langley Park home early Saturday, Prince George’s County police said.
At about 2 a.m., police responded to a report of shots fired on 15th Avenue and found the body of Byron E. Perez. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Another male victim, 21, was taken to a hospital.
D.C. police cracking down on prostitutes
D.C. police say they are cracking down on prostitution in one downtown area.
Police say they will focus efforts in the area around Fifth and K streets. The crackdown will continue through Aug. 30. They say prostitutes working in that zone could face a $500 fine or 180 days in jail, or both.
Officers were given 10 days of broader authority to go after people they suspect of solicitation. If officers see prostitutes congregating, they can also tell them to leave.
Arrest made in teen shooting death
D.C. police have made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a Hyattsville teenager in May.
Arthur C. Joiner of Southeast Washington was arrested in Silver Spring by members of the Capital Area Regional Task Force. He is charged with the first-degree murder of Angelo Lee Johnson, 18, who was found shot in an alley on the 5000 block of D Street SE on May 28.
– Compiled by Scott McCabe
