MPD firearm recoveries: unit block of Channing St NE, 200 block of R St NW

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Subject: [MPD-3d] MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: March 18, 2019 to March 25, 2019 [1 Attachment]  

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March 27, 2019 

MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries:

March 18, 2019 to March 25, 2019

(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), Criminal Interdiction Unit (CIU), and Crime Suppression Teams (CSTs)—who work tirelessly to safely and respectfully secure illegal firearms and get them off of our streets.  From Monday, March 18, 2019, through Monday, March 25, 2019, MPD detectives and officers recovered 36 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:

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

• A Taurus Millennium G2 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the Unit block of Channing Street, Northeast.  The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Amaat Mbenga, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition.  CCN: 19-047-337 

Friday, March 22, 2019 

·         A Smith & Wesson 469 .9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 200 block of R Street, Northwest.  The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Clarence Edward Kenney, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 19-049-712 

It is one of MPD’s main goals to safely remove illegal firearms from DC streets to reduce crime and the fear of crime in the community.  The responsibility to recover firearms falls on the -shoulders of all MPD officers.  We also thank members of the community for their help in creating safe neighborhoods.

The Metropolitan Police Department also recovers firearms with the assistance of anonymous tips made through MPD’s anonymous tip line.  Anyone who has information regarding gun recoveries should call police at 202-727-9099.  Additionally, information may be submitted to the TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.  The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $2,500 to anyone who provides information that leads to the recovery of an illegal firearm hidden in the District of Columbia.

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