PASADENA >> An observant witness helped police arrest a man carrying a loaded gun in Old Pasadena early Sunday, officials said.
Gary Thompson, 30, of Alhambra was booked on suspicion of carrying a concealed handgun following his arrest shortly after 1:30 a.m. in an alley between Colorado Boulevard and Green Street, just west of North Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena police Lt. John Mercado said.
Officers were patrolling Old Pasadena on foot when a tipster approached them and pointed out a man he said was carrying a gun, Mercado said.
As officers went to speak with the alleged gun-toting man, he ran, the lieutenant said. The suspect, later identified as Thompson, threw a loaded .40-caliber handgun into a trash as he ran before surrendering to the pursuing officers.