Burbank police arrest probationer after reportedly finding him drunk, armed with stolen handgun

A 22-year-old probationer was arrested Tuesday after police reportedly found him with a stolen, loaded gun while he was walking around drunk in Burbank, police said.

Around 11:15 p.m., a patrol officer stopped Adam Bararata, of Burbank, after noticing that he was stumbling and swaying as he walked near Peyton Avenue and Landis Street, said Burbank Police Sgt. Claudio Losacco.

Bararata, who told the officer he was on probation for drug possession, was so intoxicated that he “could not care for himself,” according to police.

While he was detained, the officer reportedly discovered a loaded handgun – reported stolen out of Nevada in 2005 – in Bararata’s waistband.

Police arrested him on suspicion of carrying a loaded firearm in public and receiving stolen property.

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Bararata had allegedly been caught with a stolen gun before, in October, police said.

He was released after posting $35,000 bail and is due in court next month.

Police made a similar arrest after midnight on Sunday after stopping a pair of pedestrians for walking against a red hand at a crosswalk, according to Burbank Police Officer Karel Castro.

One of them – identified as 22-year-old Leif Frederikson – admitted to having a concealed firearm, which police found out was unregistered and loaded with high capacity magazines.

While Frederikson was being booked, officers reportedly found a small bag of suspected methamphetamine in his wallet.

Frederikson is due back in court next month.