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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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) G, ]4 k0 F; o8 g( u$ H: kA 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.
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L H1 N; B3 v# c! C1 k6 EPolice arrested the man later in the afternoon at the Terwillegar Recreation Centre, after receiving a tip from a resident./ S+ C; q, k6 I! {
: ?- a" K1 W, B, {! zA 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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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.
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