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• At approximately 4:35 pm, on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, members assigned to the Department’s Narcotics Special Investigations Division Recovery Unit were conducting an investigation at an apartment building located in the 2500 Pomeroy Road, SE.  As a result of the investigation, a semi-automatic handgun with several live rounds of ammunition was recovered.  There was no arrest reported in connection with this recovery.

• At approximately 5:45 pm, on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, members assigned to the Department’s Narcotics Special Investigations Division Recovery Unit were conducting an investigation in the 2200 block of View Place, SE.  As a result of the investigation, a semi-automatic handgun with several live rounds of ammunition was recovered.  The suspect in this case was arrested and charged with Carrying a Pistol Without a License.

• At approximately 6:15 pm, on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, members assigned to the Department’s Seventh District conducted a traffic stop in the 1300 block of Congress Street, SE.  As a result of the traffic stop, a semi-automatic handgun with several live rounds of ammunition was recovered.  The suspects in this case were arrested and charged with Carrying a Pistol Without a License.

• At approximately 7:00 pm, on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, members assigned to the Department’s Narcotics Special Investigations Division were conducting an investigation in the 4600 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE.  As a result of the investigation, a semi-automatic handgun with several live rounds of ammunition was recovered.  The suspect in this case was placed under arrest and charged with Carrying a Pistol Without a License.

• At approximately 9:50 pm, on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, members assigned to the Department’s Second District conducted a traffic stop in the 2200 block of Q Street, NW.  As a result of the traffic stop, a semi-automatic handgun with several live rounds of ammunition was recovered.  The suspects in this case were placed under arrest and charged with Carrying a Pistol Without a License.