Two sergeants and five officers with Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department are under internal investigation for misconduct over allegations of confiscating guns without making arrests.
The seven department members are part of a violent crime unit that operates in the 7th District in Southeast D.C.
Those under investigation are now removed from the streets, while the rest of the unit has been temporarily reassigned.
“In these cases the suspect was not arrested, and the suspect should’ve been arrested. The firearm was taken and placed into evidence, however, the suspect was allowed to go free,” MPD Chief Robert Contee III said at a press conference announcing the investigation on Friday, according to Fox 5 News.