Image: AbbyPD via X (Twitter) / The Abbotsford Police Department says its police officers arrested a suspect who was in possession of an airsoft firearm. AbbyPD officers were dispatched to the 2100 block of Sandalwood Crescent northwest of McCallum Road in Abbotsford Tuesday morning for the report of a weapons call.
AbbyPD arrests man with replica firearm
AbbyPD arrests man with airsoft firearm Tuesday morning
Aug 22, 2023 | 2:13 PM
ABBOTSFORD — A suspect is in custody after being arrested by the Abbotsford Police Department early Tuesday morning (August 22) for possession of an airsoft firearm.
According to a post on X, formerly Twitter, the Abbotsford PD said that its patrol officers were dispatched to the 2100 block of Sandalwood Crescent for the report of a weapons call.
Police did not go into detail on its social media post, but said a suspect who was safely arrested was armed with a airsoft firearm.
Police noted in their post that there are some differences, at first glance, between a 9-millimetre gun and an airsoft replica firearm.
