Man arrested in Glendale for allegedly driving without pants

Police said a 34-year-old man arrested Thursday for allegedly driving around Glendale naked from the waist down claimed he did so because it gave him a sense of “freedom.”

During the ensuing investigation, however, police say they determined that the man, Umar Khan of Glendale, often drives around the city at night or early morning hours looking for a cul-de-sac or home driveway to park in and masturbate, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz told the Glendale News-Press.

Khan was convicted of indecent exposure in 1998, according to Los Angeles County Superior Court records.

Glendale officers arrested him about 2:23 a….