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. 4 `1 X7 s, D" ~ / E1 g- I. P1 E# J* bA 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.2 P' r/ Z ^5 P
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Police arrested the man later in the afternoon at the Terwillegar Recreation Centre, after receiving a tip from a resident. # E! Z) C% }. W* k9 d 2 N% |. d# M% S8 w4 m9 xA 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. 0 E* ~! q# s. D# h* `9 r# h- B# B2 T& _7 z6 Z: M/ l4 c( z$ z
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. 1 x4 S P+ F0 h/ Y