Wednesday, January 29, 2025

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 20, 2025, through Monday, January 27, 2025, 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, January 21, 2025

• A Ruger Security-9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2800 block of 15th Street, Northwest. CCN: 25-009-605

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 600 block of H Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 26-year-old Tey-John Miles, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of Prohibited Weapon, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 25-009-800

• A Hi-Point C9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the Unit block of Anacostia Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 17-year-old male juvenile, of Capitol Heights, MD, for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 25-009-948

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

• A Ruger 357 .357 caliber revolver was recovered in the 2100 block of Suitland Terrace, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 53-year-old Melinda Fendell, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of an Unregistered firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Unlawful Discarding of Firearms/Ammunition, and Felon in Possession. CCN: 25-010-081

• A Springfield Armory XD Elite 10mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1300 block of Savannah Place, Southeast. CCN: 25-010-324

• A SAR-9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2700 Langston Place, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 16-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C. and 22-year-old Manijha Chambers, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Receiving Stolen Property, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 25-010-392

• A Taurus PT 92FS 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4400 block of Quarles Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 15-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License – Gun Free Zone, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Unlawful Entry. CCN: 25-010-396

Thursday, January 23, 2025

• A Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the intersection of 17th Street & Constitution Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 39-year-old Edward Ivory Adams, Jr., of Capitol Heights, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana while Armed, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 25-010-589

• A Walther PPK 7.65mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 500 block of 24th Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Tatianna Alexis Johnson, of Southeast, D.C., for Destruction of Property and Carrying a Pistol without a License. CCN: 25-010-771

• A Glock 30 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 900 block of Florida Avenue, Northwest. The following people were arrested: 23-year-old Deandre Donavan Doherty, of Alexandria, VA, and a 21-year-old Ronnell Paul Anthony Farrington, of Fort Washington, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 25-010-947

Friday, January 24, 2025

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1300 block of Columbia Road, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 17-year-old male juvenile, of no fixed address, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Robbery while Armed, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 25-011-195

• A Glock 31 .357 caliber handgun was recovered in the intersection of Randle Place & Alabama Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old Rashawde Rico Jones, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Distribution of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 25-011-238

• A Davis Industries DM-22 .22 caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 700 block of 51st Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 37-year-old Antonio Sivele Murray, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Consumption of Marijuana in a Public Space Prohibited. CCN: 25-011-395

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