Friday, November 17, 2023

(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, November 6, 2023, through Monday, November 13, 2023, MPD detectives and officers recovered 70 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, November 6, 2023

• A Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 300 block of Delafield Place, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 35-year-old Harvey Ridel Coleman, Jr., of Northwest, D.C., for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 23-175-081

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 4900 block of Lee Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Maurice Edwards, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, National Firearms Act, Fugitive from Justice, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-182-572

• A Glock 21 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 4000 block of First Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 24-year-old Marques Antwan Smith, of Oxon Hill, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-182-649

• A Glock 30 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 4600 block of Livingston Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Anthony Bigesby, of Oxon Hill, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Bench Warrant. CCN: 23-182-686

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

• A Glock handgun was recovered in the 100 block of 47th Street, Northeast. CCN: 23-182-894

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 400 block of E Street, Southwest. CCN: 23-183-139

• A Taurus PT-92AF 9mm caliber handgun and an Interarms 38 Special .38 caliber revolver were recovered in the 1300 block of 29th Street, Northwest. CCN: 23-183-160

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4600 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following people were arrested: 31-year-old Andreus Decarlos Womack, of Southeast, D.C., and 31-year-old Brittany Maria Riddick,of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of Liquid PCP, Felon in Possession, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, Fleeing from a Law Enforcement Officer in a Motor Vehicle, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-183-166

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