MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: August 9, 2021 to Monday August 16, 2021

Tuesday, August 17, 2021 

(Washington, DC) – 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 9, 2021, through Monday, August 16, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 44 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:

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

  • A Taurus PT100 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1600 block of 17th Place, Southeast. CCN: 21-112-538

  • A Taurus G2C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1500 block of Good Hope Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 41-year-old Thiend Raffiel Baker, of Capitol Heights, MD, for Carrying a Pistol outside a Home or Business, Felon in Possession, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and No Permit. CCN: 21-112-545

  • A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 600 block of Mellon Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old Desean Travon Young, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Felon in Possession, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-112-561

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

  • A Kel-tec P17 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4500 block of 9thStreet, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Bryan Josue Vasquez Pineda, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Receiving Stolen Property, and Driving under the Influence. CCN: 21-112-682

  • A Western Field 12 gauge shotgun was recovered in the 3800 block of Connecticut Avenue, Northwest. CCN: 21-112-716

  • A Savage Arms Mark II .22 caliber rifle (pictured below) was recovered in the 1300 block of Fairmont Street, Northwest. CCN: 21-112-732

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