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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.
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! u% k3 a% F; R8 Q* JA 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.6 x% m: k" k8 b( s; P1 _
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Police arrested the man later in the afternoon at the Terwillegar Recreation Centre, after receiving a tip from a resident.
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4 k7 u8 k. H, v. ~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.
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, b [1 _+ D: @8 `* ZA 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. 6 U& J# h% H3 Z9 B1 t" l9 c) `) h
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