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.' E" ^9 |8 r3 q6 i x
8 S e- a# N- l9 F' p( \- UA 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. 9 f8 G5 a) E3 [! @. r- D: l : J4 [% J2 O6 T& b5 ^6 LPolice arrested the man later in the afternoon at the Terwillegar Recreation Centre, after receiving a tip from a resident.4 Z3 r) _) v/ |
4 M, Y" f3 x" z0 iA 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. ) S% V: R7 w( D# J- c1 ~! O& Z0 K: a
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. * g( [* J, {% M1 b! t3 K( W h
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