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. - H$ ^* J( b% A6 u9 f5 ` $ X$ A+ M9 B4 {- {% @# O1 _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 W$ c% L/ ^% x7 O5 m) e/ J 9 D5 o+ i; \0 A. k/ j7 v6 [: aPolice arrested the man later in the afternoon at the Terwillegar Recreation Centre, after receiving a tip from a resident.. _4 O" c% V7 ~5 `3 f
d0 M/ e# s* ]# {8 b* c# HA 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. , ^8 V: E1 H/ g" i $ ], q( ^" m# _% _3 c) FA 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. 4 G* f+ D" y' D0 Z9 }6 E
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