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.: b& e& `/ ~9 i
0 F }: S" d( S6 ^# J# V# i/ HA 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.' A: x2 V# y" U3 Q
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Police arrested the man later in the afternoon at the Terwillegar Recreation Centre, after receiving a tip from a resident. 3 W$ a: V9 u) c# J; Z* c+ h+ u # T* _6 A M2 \/ OA 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. % C7 c* S- ] R& c1 z- k" ~7 b* o% X4 l8 R/ f
A 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. 4 s& }. J- m& O9 I# G& F- [" B7 e5 Z