Thursday, September 8, 2022

(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, August 29, 2022, through Monday, September 5, 2022, MPD detectives and officers recovered 64 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:

Monday, August 29, 2022

• Two BB guns were recovered in the 600 block of D Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Michael Malik Chad Hawkins, of Southeast, D.C., for Threat to Kidnap or Injure a Person, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Loaning Registration, Misuse of Temporary Tags, and Possession of a Prohibited Weapon. CCN: 22-124-616

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun, a 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun, two Centennial Combat Lady Smith .38 caliber BB guns, and an Akah BB gun were recovered in the 600 block of 46th Place, Southeast. CCN: 22-124-919

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

• A Glock 17 9mm caliber was recovered in the 1400 block of Park Road, Northwest. CCN: 22-125-230

• A BB gun was recovered in the 5100 block of Glover Road, Northwest. CCN: 22-125-285

• A Glock 43 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2600 block of Naylor Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Reginald Edward Hedgeman, III, of Northeast, D.C., for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Robbery, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition. CCN: 22-125-306

• An assault rifle was recovered in the 3700 block of D Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Jerome Michael Israel, of Southeast, D.C., for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Receiving Stolen Property, Carjacking, and Armed Carjacking. CCN: 22-125-331

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3400 block of 22ndStreet, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Nehemiah Peoples, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Machine Gun, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-125-340

• A Taurus G2C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4200 block of South Capitol Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 32-year-old Vincent Peeler, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, Felon in Possession, Consumption of Marijuana in Public Space Prohibited, Unlawful Possession of a Machine Gun, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-125-366

• A Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1200 block of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 53-year-old Anthony James Young, of no fixed address, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-125-383

• A Smith & Wesson MP9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the Unit block of N Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Carlos Antonio Urias Martinez, of Bealeton, VA, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-125-427

• A 20 gauge shotgun and a Smith & Wesson M&P .22 caliber handgun were recovered in the 4900 block of Jay Street, Northeast. CCN: 22-125-479

• A Sig Sauer P-229 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 4900 block of Jay Street, Northeast. CCN: 22-125-480

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

• A Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun and a Remington 870 12 gauge shotgun (both pictured below) were recovered in the 1900 block of P Street, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 32-year-old Devon Jmahl Tucker, of Southeast, D.C., and 22-year-old Dexter Zaire Kingston, of Southeast, D.C., for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Contempt. CCN: 22-125-557