Tuesday, August 25, 2020

(Washington, DC) – Every day, the Metropolitan Police Department works to recover and investigate illegal firearms in Washington D.C. In addition to our patrol officers, the Department has specialized units—such as the Gun Recovery Unit (GRU), Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU), and Crime Suppression Teams (CSTs)—who work tirelessly to safely and respectfully secure illegal firearms and get them off of our streets. From Monday, August 17, 2020, through Monday, August 24, 2020, MPD detectives and officers recovered 31 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, August 18, 2020

• A Sig Sauer P229 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1200 block of Barnaby Terrace, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Robert Fletcher, of Southeast, D.C., for Felon in Possession, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, and Receiving Stolen Property. CCN: 20-118-135

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

• A Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 300 block of Riggs Road, Northeast. CCN: 20-118-578

• A Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 4600 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southwest. CCN: 20-118-605

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 3000 block of 30th Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Deron Jones, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, and National Firearms Act. CCN: 20-118-627