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. $ n% B5 A- C6 F2 P & `. ~. |8 ?6 N: A, L+ F( 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. / r k+ K) T4 C3 A3 o( E. `8 O7 |- f' ~2 E9 _- E5 n
Police arrested the man later in the afternoon at the Terwillegar Recreation Centre, after receiving a tip from a resident.: J& y2 |2 E- [
6 O0 e2 _! s+ v7 O/ z( q! {A 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.$ k9 |: l/ i; i! b2 e
; B* O+ F. |4 B5 U) J$ P* N8 |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. & T. ]2 z. X0 k9 D' K
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