Tuesday, October 1, 2019

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, September 23, 2019, through Monday, September 30, 2019, MPD detectives and officers recovered 33 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, September 24, 2019

• A Glock 21 .45 caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 4500 block of Quarles Street, Northeast. CCN: 19-170-304

• A North American Arms Richardson Derringer .25 caliber revolver was recovered in the 400 block of 4th Street, Southwest. CCN: 19-170-310

• A Smith & Wesson .38 caliber revolver was recovered in the 2500 block of 14th Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Amia Sadalah, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession Ammunition, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. CCN: 19-170-773

• A Kel-tec P11 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3300 block of Minnesota Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Deangelo Evens, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License and Parole Violation. CCN: 19-170-712