Thursday, August 22, 2024

Every day, the Metropolitan Police Department works to investigate and recover illegal firearms in Washington D.C. through intelligence-based policing to identify, interdict, and interrupt armed violent offenders within the District. In addition to our patrol officers, members from several of MPD’s specialized units work tirelessly to safely and respectfully secure illegal firearms and get them off our streets. From Monday, August 12, 2024, through Monday, August 19, 2024, MPD detectives and officers recovered 52 firearms in the District of Columbia.

Note: This is not a comprehensive list of all guns recovered in the District of Columbia.

Among the firearms recovered were:

Monday, August 12, 2024

• A Smith & Wesson SD40 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 5000 block of Connecticut Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Thomas Maynard Parker, of Northwest, D.C., for Threat to Kidnap or Injure a Person, Destruction of Property, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 24-123-288

• A Taurus PT-145 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 3700 block of Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 48-year-old Charles Vincent Jackson, Jr., of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Permit Suspended, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. CCN: 24-123-729

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

• A Ruger 57 5.7x28 caliber handgun was recovered in the 200 block of Q Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 33-year-old Calvin Frederick Walker, of Northwest, D.C., for Assault with Intent to Commit First Degree Sexual Abuse while Armed, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Obstructing Preventing Interfering with Reports/Requests for Assistance from Law Enforcement. CCN: 24-123-877

• A Taurus PT-111 Pro 9mm caliber handgun and a 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun were recovered in the 4700 block of Central Avenue, Northeast. The following people were arrested: 30-year-old Edward Marcerllen Thomas, of Northeast, D.C., and 32-year-old Damani Antwan Butler, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, National Firearms Act, Consumption of Marijuana in a Public Space Prohibited, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-124-140

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2400 block of Hartford Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Alonte Sanders, of Southeast, D.C., for Pistol License Violation and Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol. CCN: 24-124-305

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3700 block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 31-year-old Camryn Rashad Burton, of Capitol Heights, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-124-348

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

• A Glock 30 .45 caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 500 block of Division Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Christian Ware, of Northeast, D.C., for Receiving Stolen Property, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-124-419

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