Wednesday, November 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, November 8, 2021, through Monday, November 15, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 56 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 8, 2021

• An AKM BB gun was recovered in the 400 block of Sheridan Street, Northwest. CCN: 21-163-713

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

• A Ceska Zbrojovka 9mm caliber handgun and a 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun were recovered in the 500 block of 49th Street, Northeast. The following people were arrested: 16-year-old male juvenile, of Northwest, D.C., and 14-year-old male juvenile, of Northeast, D.C., for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle. CCN: 21-163-805

• A Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 600 block of Harvard Street, Northwest. CCN: 21-163-859

• A Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 5200 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Bobbi Latrice Jackson, of Northeast, D.C., for Threats to Kidnap/Injure a Person/Damage Property, 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: 21-163-943

• A Glock 30 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 3700 block of First Street, Southeast. CCN: 21-163-972

• A Taurus G3C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3800 block of Blaine Street, Northeast. CCN: 21-163-989

• A Taurus G3C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the Unit block of Xenia Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Derrell Thrower, of Southwest, D.C., for Felon in Possession, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Resisting Arrest, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-164-015

• A Smith & Wesson 38 Special .38 caliber revolver, a Remington Arms 770 rifle, an FN Herstal 5.7 caliber handgun, a SKS rifle, a SDS Imports Lynx 12 gauge shotgun, and a Ruger Max Impact .22 caliber air rifle BB gun were recovered in the 6600 block of Piney Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 52-year-old James Skarbek, of Northwest, D.C., for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Cultivation of a Controlled Substance. CCN: 21-164-029

• A Springfield Armory XP5 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2200 block of Savannah Terrace, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 15-year-old male juvenile, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of an Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Resisting Arrest. CCN: 21-164-083

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

• A Springfield Armory XD 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1600 block of Maryland Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Sequan Harold Laster, of Northeast, D.C., for Possession of a Controlled Substance while Armed. CCN: 21-164-183

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 3800 block of W Street, Southeast. CCN: 21-164-191