Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN MARINO - A man found inside a suspicious vehicle just after midnight December 9 was safely disarmed after officers found him with a loaded handgun safely tucked between his legs.
Officers were called to investigate a suspicious vehicle, a 2018 Jeep Cherokee, parked in the 1300 block of Huntington Drive. As officers approach the vehicle they observed the weapon tucked between the legs of man sitting in the driver’s seat, according to the San Marino Police Department. Officers held the man, 48-year-old Dong Zeng, at gunpoint to safely disarm him from the Heckler and Koch P2000 9mm pistol, which sported a mounted light and a loaded magazine. Additional magazines and ammunition were located inside the Jeep, according to the San Marino Police Department. Zeng is not licensed to carry a concealed firearm. He also has a misdemeanor warrant for battery from the San Gabriel Police Department, according to the San Marino Police Department. An officer at a neighboring police department who spoke Zeng’s language was able to translate his reason for carrying a loaded firearm. “Zeng explained to officers that he purchased of the firearm for protection against suspicious individuals. Zhang believed these individuals had been following him when he leaves his residence,” according to the San Marino Police Department in a written statement. Zeng was booked on suspicion of carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle. He was booked at the Pasadena City Jail and issued a citation to return to court, according to Los Angeles County booking records. |
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