[PR] MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: December 7, 2020 to December 14, 2020

Wednesday, December 16, 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 our streets. From Monday, December 7, 2020, through Monday, December 14, 2020, MPD detectives and officers recovered 38 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, December 8, 2020

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1200 block of Valley Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 47-year-old Darrell Lucas, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, Permit Suspended, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 20-174-521

• A Glock 32 .357 caliber handgun was recovered on the 1900 block of 16thStreet, Southeast. CCN: 20-174-563

• A Glock 36 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 900 block of Florida Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Tyquan Brown, of Woodbridge, VA, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, and No Permit. CCN: 20-174-569

• A Taurus G2C 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 500 block of Florida Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Ernest Dangelo Cleveland, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Felon in Possession, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Murder II, Assault with Intent to Kill, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 20-174-639