Friday, January 19, 2024

(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, January 8, 2024, through Monday, January 15, 2024, MPD detectives and officers recovered 73 firearmsin 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, January 8, 2024

• A Glock 30 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2800 block of Gainesville Street, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Marquise Allen, of Upper Marlboro, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm.  CCN: 24-003-633

• A 5.56 caliber assault rifle was recovered in the 1400 block of Congress Place, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 20-year-old Michael Curtis, Jr., of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Counterfeit Tags, Carrying a Rifle or Shotgun outside a Home or Business, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 24-003-671

• A 5.56 caliber assault rifle was recovered in the 3300 block of 23rd Street, Southeast.  CCN: 24-003-739

• A Smith & Wesson SD9VE 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3900 block of Chesapeake Street, Northwest.  CCN: 24-003-852

• A Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 700 block of Harvard Street, Southwest.  CCN: 24-003-865

• A Glock 21 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2200 block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Charles Edward Thomas, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 24-003-868

• A Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2200 block of Savannah Terrace, Southeast.  The following people were arrested: 26-year-old William Isaiah Bass, of Northwest, D.C., and 29-year-old Oshe Monroe, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Machine Gun, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Felon in Possession, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 24-003-991

• A Taurus Millennium PT-111 G2 9mm caliber handgun and a Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun were recovered in the 700 block of Columbia Road, Northwest.  The following person was arrested: 38-year-old Carlos Saravia, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, Bench Warrant, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, Receiving Stolen Property, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 24-004-005

• A Smith & Wesson M&P .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 300 block of 50th Street, Northeast.  The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Jamar Smith, of no fixed address, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Receiving Stolen Property.  CCN: 24-004-025

• A Glock 21 .45 caliber handgun and a Taurus G2S .40 caliber handgun were recovered in the 300 block of 51st Street, Northeast.  The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Tyjuan Morton, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 24-004-026

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