MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: Monday, September 12, 2022 to Monday, September 19, 2022
Thursday, September 22, 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, September 12, 2022, through Monday, September 19, 2022, MPD detectives and officers recovered 69 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, September 12, 2022
A Berretta .22 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1600 block of V Street, Southeast. CCN: 22-131-983
Two Taurus 82 .38 caliber revolvers was recovered in the 3100 block of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest. CCN: 22-132-093
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
A Century Arms SAS 12 gauge shotgun was recovered in the 5000 block of Shepherd Parkway, Southwest. CCN: 22-130-051
A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 3400 block of 13th Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 16-year-old male juvenile, of Capitol Heights, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-132-715
A Glock 30 .45 caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 1600 block of Kenilworth Avenue, Northeast. CCN: 22-132-756
