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. $ }$ B. T3 H! S* c# l+ a: g3 Q2 d
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.7 _% Z8 M* N G( z
; b! a" B- I* a; R2 YPolice arrested the man later in the afternoon at the Terwillegar Recreation Centre, after receiving a tip from a resident.4 o8 z, h" x( W0 r; C
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A 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." l I- e( a$ T3 K0 P
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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. + ^1 @% a v* G7 O1 z" j . ~& ]6 }* t1 E7 f9 u