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. - V* _# B; ~6 S " r2 D1 }* G9 ]6 I: fA 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.3 U3 S) U( ~9 a8 f" J* x6 {
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Police arrested the man later in the afternoon at the Terwillegar Recreation Centre, after receiving a tip from a resident.7 \" P2 X) }7 i0 \# p& y3 k
5 V) p* k) J" j8 }3 d2 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.1 B* K. {) U) B& @
5 |5 E7 _7 e, {7 O1 S: PA 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. ; M: R) T: u# X# r' L I, G " f1 P; Z* [7 L7 z1 D: g* B