Wednesday, May 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, May 8, 2023, through Monday, May 15, 2023, MPD detectives and officers recovered 52 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, May 8, 2023

• A Springfield Armory Hellcat 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3000 block of Stanton Road, Southeast. CCN: 23-071-949

• A Taurus 38 Special .38 caliber revolver was recovered in the 2000 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest. CCN: 23-072-299

• A Glock 26 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2500 block of Southern Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 28-year-old Melvin Williams, of Clinton, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-072-479

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

• A Winchester Breach 101 20 gauge shotgun, two Kimber Custom TLE/RL II .45 caliber handguns, an Ithaca 37 Featherlight 12 gauge shotgun, a Sig Sauer P-238 .380 caliber handgun, a Kimber Warrior II .45 caliber handgun, and a Browning Arms 12 20 gauge shotgun were recovered in the 1800 block of 15th Street, Northwest. CCN: 23-072-849

• A Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1300 block of Congress Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 17-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Resisting Arrest, Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-072-883

• A Mitchell 9108-G 12 gauge shotgun was recovered in the 1700 block of Minnesota Avenue, Southeast. CCN: 23-072-911

• A Glock 30 .45 caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 1400 block of Cedar Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 16-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, and Receiving Stolen Property. CCN: 23-072-975

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