A 32-year-old Ottawa man is facing more than a dozen charges after police allegedly found him asleep at the wheel of his vehicle with the engine running and only his foot on the brake — and with a firearm in his waistband.

Officers on patrol noticed the man asleep at the wheel on Dumaurier Avenue, near the Bayshore Shopping Centre, at about 8 p.m. on Thursday, police said in a media release issued Friday.

The charges against the man include:

Careless use, handling, storage of a firearm.

Possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace.

Carrying a concealed weapon.

Possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm without a licence and registration.

Possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm while knowingly not holding a licence and registration.

Occupying a motor vehicle with a firearm.

Possession of a loaded regulated firearm.

Possession of a firearm obtained by crime.

Possession of a firearm while prohibited.

Failing to comply with release conditions.

Failing to provide breath sample.

He was scheduled to appear in court Friday.