Edmonton police have arrested and charged a 26-year-old man with a weapon offence, following several recent gun complaints in the southwest community of Riverbend. 2 {1 X3 w6 {7 | 8 `2 Q# b6 \ T3 a- L; eA male wearing a balaclava and carrying a handgun was spotted by a pedestrian walking in the area of Falconer Road and Riverbend Road at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. # B% b# l6 R6 V: n1 i, |% E/ }" c1 i! e7 i7 O7 N; n
Police arrested the man later in the afternoon at the Terwillegar Recreation Centre, after receiving a tip from a resident./ Q: g) P4 Q1 `
1 h* f: `% |5 o* D" @- a$ O$ DA search of the man's home turned up a BB pistol and balaclava matching the description given by witnesses. The man is charged with possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes. - i" u1 _' v% z% j, Q . c& w0 r% N$ SA man wearing a balaclava and holding a handgun was seen in the area on two previous occasions — the first at 4 p.m. last Friday near the Snow Valley ski hill parking lot and on Saturday on the Terwillegar Drive footbridge. 7 c+ s- l* `" f" |/ e/ ^& D. i
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