Tuesday, October 25, 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, October 17, 2022, through Monday, October 24, 2022, 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, October 18, 2022

• A Taurus G3 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1100 block of 21st Place, Northeast. CCN: 22-151-126

• A Smith & Wesson SD40 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 3900 block of South Capitol Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 31-year-old Brandon Rawlings, of Southeast, D.C., for Fugitive from Justice, Felon in Possession, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-151-206

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3100 block of 14thStreet, Northwest. CCN: 22-151-253

• A handgun was recovered in the 4400 block of Douglas Street, Northeast. CCN: 22-151-340

• A Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2400 block of Elvans Road, Southeast. CCN: 22-151-556

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

• A Glock 29 10mm caliber handgun, a Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun, a Glock 20 10mm caliber handgun, and Century Arms Micro Draco 7.62 caliber rifle were recovered in the 4400 block of G Street, Southeast. CCN: 22-131-643

• A Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 .22 caliber rifle and a Beretta M9 A4 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 300 block of Atlantic Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 26-year-old Rakeem Bates, of Southeast, D.C., for Receiving Stolen Property, Fugitive from Justice, Parole Violation, Failure to Appear, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-151-768

• A Ruger Security-9 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 1800 block of Gales Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Caleb Harris, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-151-901