PASADENA >> Police jailed a man late Friday after finding him carrying a loaded handgun at a busy city park, officials said.
Officers were patrolling about 9 p.m. Robinson Park, 1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave., which was crowded with visitors, when they noticed a man who began quickly walking away from them, Pasadena police Lt. John Mercado said.
As the officers followed, they saw the man discard a .380-caliber semi-automatic pistol beneath a parked car, he said.
Lawrence Dixon, 49, of Pasadena was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed and loaded handgun in public.
He was being held in lieu of $35,000 bail pending his initial court appearance, according to Los Angeles County booking records.