[PR] MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: October 26, 2020 to November 2, 2020
Tuesday, November 3, 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, October 26, 2020, through Monday, November 2, 2020, MPD detectives and officers recovered 49 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, October 27, 2020
A Springfield Armory XDV9 9mm caliber handgun and a Taurus G2c 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 2600 block of Douglas Place, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 18-year-old Ramirez Francisco Ramirez, of District Heights, MD, and 19-year-old Vincent Lee Alston, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Receiving Stolen Property, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Fugitive from Justice, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 20-153-675
A Ruger Magnum Security 6 .357 caliber revolver was recovered in the 2300 block of Good Hope Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 38-year-old Delonte Kenneth Hawkins, of Southeast, D.C., for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. CCN: 20-153-785
A Taurus G2c 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4900 block of East Capitol Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 37-year-old Orlando Johnson, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License and Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana. CCN: 20-153-800
A Fabrique Nationale D’Armes de Guerre .25 caliber handgun was recovered in the 200 block of Webster Street, Northeast. CCN: 20-153-813
An Amadeo Rossi M877 .357 caliber revolver was recovered in the 3100 block of Naylor Road, Southeast. CCN: 20-153-966
A Taurus 24/7 G2 .45 caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 500 block of 54th Street, Northwest. CCN: 20-154-005