BERKELEY — Two men were arrested Monday after a traffic stop yielded a loaded handgun reported stolen earlier this year, police said Tuesday.

Around 10:25 a.m., a Berkeley motorcycle officer stopped a car with a driver and two passengers in the 1800 block of University Boulevard for a vehicle code-related offense, police said.

The officer’s computer search found the car’s driver, Oakland resident DeAndre Bess, 20, was driving on a suspended license and had a domestic-violence warrant.

When the officer returned to the car, he noticed a rear-seat passenger, identified as Berkeley resident Timothy George Jr., 18, was trying to hide a firearm under his shirt. The officer challenged George and got him out of the car, finding a loaded handgun.

Police found the gun’s serial number matched a report of a gun stolen in August from a Vallejo auto burglary.

Police released the front passenger, who was the daughter of the car’s registered owner, at the scene. The car was later towed.

Bess and George were taken to Berkeley city jail, and Bess was cited for driving on the suspended license and booked for the warrant while George was booked on suspicion of carrying a loaded firearm in public, carrying a concealed firearm, and possession of stolen property.

Bess was held on $35,000 bail Tuesday afternoon in Santa Rita Jail, while George was still in Berkeley city jail on $100,000 bail. George faces an arraignment hearing at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland.

Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.