MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: Monday, July 25, 2022 to Monday, August 1, 2022

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

(Washington, D.C.) – 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, July 25, 2022, through Monday, August 1, 2022, MPD detectives and officers recovered 66 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, July 25, 2022

  • An Armscor Precision 1600 .22 caliber rifle and a Glock .177 caliber BB gun were recovered in the 2900 block of Knox Place, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old James Corey Lipson, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, Possession of an Unregistered firearm, Simple Assault, and Threats to Do Bodily Harm. CCN: 22-106-572

  • A BB gun was recovered in the 700 block of 5th Street, Northwest. CCN: 22-106-598

 

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

  • A Glock 26 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2300 block of Good Hope Court, Southeast. CCN: 22-106-935

  • A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1600 block of S Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 28-year-old Michael Davon Hamm, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, National Firearms Act, Possession with intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed Bench Warrant, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-106-943

  • A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 5600 block of East Capitol Street, Southeast. CCN: 22-106-948

  • A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun and a Taurus Slim 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 3400 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 50-year-old Lucian Elias Babajego, of no fixed address, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Receiving Stolen Property, No Permit, Felon in Possession, Identity Theft – Second Degree, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-106-985

  • A Glock 30 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1100 block of 22ndStreet, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 37-year-old Jaye Brebuor, of Owings Mill, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 22-106-989

  • A Jimenez Arms JA-Nine 9mm caliber was recovered in the 2900 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest. CCN: 22-107-067

 

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

  • A Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 800 block of Chesapeake Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Michael Antonio Alston, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Obliterate, Remove, change, or Alter the Serial Number of a Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-107-123

  • A Smith & Wesson M&P40 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 3900 block of South Capitol Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Titus Daytwon Kittrell, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession with intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-107-489

  • A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 700 block of T Street, Northwest. CCN: 22-107-548

  • A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun and a Springfield Armory Hellcat 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 4000 block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast. The following people were arrested: 21-year-old Demond Howard, of no fixed address, and 20-year-old Malachi Alejandro Augusto, of Sterling, VA, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, National Firearms Act, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-107-550

 

Thursday, July 28, 2022

  • A Beretta Parabellum 92 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3000 block of 14th Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 31-year-old Latricia Nicole Morgan, of Northwest, D.C. for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-107-762

  • A Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun and a Century Arms 7.62 caliber rifle were recovered in the 3000 block of 14th Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 41-year-old Omar Carvelle Washington, of Southeast, D.C., for Felon in Possession. CCN: 22-107-809

  • A J.W. Price 30 gauge shotgun and a Harrington & Richardson Pardner Pump 12 gauge shotgun were recovered in the 400 block of Decatur Street, Northwest. CCN: 22-107-853

  • A Mossberg 12 gauge shotgun was recovered in the 3100 block of Buena Vista Terrace, Southeast. CCN: 22-107-931

  • A Smith & Wesson SD40VE .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 200 block of Madison Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 40-year-old Hasan Johnson, of Northwest, D.C., for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Threats to Do Bodily Harm, No Permit, Felon in Possession, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Obliterate, Remove, change, or Alter the Serial Number of a Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-107-961

  • A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 2900 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Erick Armarciyae Sumpter, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Dangerous Weapon Inside Home, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-108-024

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