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. 3 K/ l7 v7 |% y2 f/ E; H8 e b2 j" O! G' D0 ^) a
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. / d6 \4 M, V) p `- f ! z3 q- a4 ~. ]Police arrested the man later in the afternoon at the Terwillegar Recreation Centre, after receiving a tip from a resident.& {3 @4 e1 `* [" G- n! v1 w7 ^
" P+ f- K) B3 C0 V# b5 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. & k0 X* o Y) N! a1 s: H; P7 R z" t" p$ g4 J
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. : r3 ~/ {- K7 N0 P c' D9 o6 g: V! z0 w# D