Man arrested after Burbank police discover gun reported stolen from LAPD station

A 31-year-old North Hollywood man was arrested Monday after officers allegedly discovered a stolen, loaded 9-millimeter handgun in his car during a traffic stop, police said.

At 10:15 p.m., officers stopped Wayne Hope for allegedly driving an unregistered vehicle with tinted windows, Burbank Police Sgt. Darin Ryburn said.

A DMV check revealed the man had two warrants out for his arrest for allegedly driving on a suspended license.

Police allegedly discovered the gun – which was reported stolen from a public storage unit of LAPD’s West Los Angeles station last fall – under the driver’s seat.

He was arrested on suspicion of possessing a loaded firearm in a vehicle, receiving stolen property and for the two outstanding warrants, Ryburn said.

Hope was being held in lieu of $70,000 bail ahead of his court appearance scheduled for later this week.

-- Alene Tchekmedyian, Times Community News

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