Washington, DC police officers under investigation after confiscating guns without making arrests

[GodFearinGunTotin]

"In these cases, the suspect was not arrested, and the suspect should’ve been arrested," Contee said during a press conference Friday evening. "The firearm was taken and placed into evidence, however, the suspect was allowed to go free, and that’s just not the way that we conduct business in the Metropolitan Police Department."

Washington, DC police officers under investigation after confiscating guns without making arrests

Seven D.C. police officers and supervisors are being probed after allegedly confiscating firearms without making arrests. They have been placed on non-contact status.

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[BigRed]

What is an "illegal" gun?

 

[KellyinAvon]

What is an "illegal" gun?

Has the serial number defaced or looks like an umbrella.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

What is an "illegal" gun?

Is that like an "illegal smile"?

 

[rosejm]

I guess I'm only shocked that the firearms were actually booked into evidence. What case would you attach them to?

I mean you gotta get your holdout from an anonymous supplier right?

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I guess I'm only shocked that the firearms were actually booked into evidence. What case would you attach them to?

I mean you gotta get your holdout from an anonymous supplier right?

You can take a report without making a case on someone. Officers have discretion in making an arrest at the scene, issuing a summons, swearing out a warrant later, or just cutting someone a break but still confiscating the illegal item. It's fairly common with small amounts of weed, etc.

I can only think of one time I've seen it done with a gun here. Older woman in a traffic crash, gun in her purse, expired LTCH. Illegal at the time, since LTCH was still required, but nobody was going to charge her. She didn't have anyone to give the gun to, and was going to the hospital, so it went to the property room as safe keeping. It *could* have went as evidence if anyone wanted to charge her, since if you arrest her then the city is on the hook for her medical bills. Nobody wants to pay medical bills from a crash over a misdemeanor arrest, so you just do a warrant later. I doubt that's the case here, but is illustrative of putting property in the property room with zero intent to charge.

 

[Doug]

Wasn't there a thread about guns going into the property room and never coming out?

 

[MrSmitty]

Is that like an "illegal smile"?

Kudos for any John Prine reference!!