MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries:Monday, October 23, 2023, to Monday, October 30, 2023
Wednesday, November 1, 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, October 23, 2023, through Monday, October 30, 2023, MPD detectives and officers recovered 48 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, October 23, 2023
A Daisy Powerline 426 .177 caliber BB gun was recovered in the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Fifth Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 39-year-old Glenn David Butler, of Northeast, D.C., for Possession of a BB gun and Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol. CCN: 23-174-677
A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun and a BB gun were recovered in the 3500 block of Hayes Street, Northeast. CCN: 23-174-725
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
A Smith & Wesson Shield 40 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the intersection of Third Street and Florida Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 32-year-old John Fitzgerald Hall, of Capitol Heights, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Driving under the Influence of Alcohol. CCN: 23-175-102
A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 5200 block of Sheriff Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 31-year-old Dewayne Jerome Moore, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 23-175-309
A Glock 34 9mm caliber handgun and a Glock 26 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 2600 block of Stanton Road, Southeast. CCN: 23-175-343
A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4600 block of Livingston Road, Southeast. CCN: 23-175-351
A Glock 30 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the intersection of New York Avenue and North Capitol Street, Northeast. CCN: 23-175-455