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.! r5 i6 o8 ?; X8 `4 S
: T/ P' h9 ^/ N% L% K# N8 r- ?A 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.( s W+ S( w8 s% g7 y$ P
0 v# N2 l8 G/ O$ n( |
Police arrested the man later in the afternoon at the Terwillegar Recreation Centre, after receiving a tip from a resident.) H. c& B8 f4 L7 Y) M% @
8 q" g2 ^# O" l9 WA 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.4 @5 K2 i0 J# |8 k) m+ m
1 A8 |, C ?* x& a9 f& u) C# u' xA 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. : \; Z; U) U' `# e/ C) _/ W- T 9 I: F {6 u j/ x9 y& {" W" |; l