Police intervene after intoxicated man seen stumbling on Mission Bridge, with apparent firearm on him

MISSION – Mission RCMP dealt with an unusual situation two weekends ago in which an intoxicated man was seen stumbling across both lanes of traffic on the Mission Bridge in the middle of the night and holding what police thought was a gun.

Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr says an officer was monitoring traffic along the Mission Bridge at approximately 4 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, when he observed a man dressed in a dark coat, stumbling across both lanes of traffic, and holding what appeared to be an assault rifle.

Corporal Mohr says the officer called out to the man, who was cooperative but intoxicated. The item he had in his possession was confirmed to be a toy, which he had used as part of his Halloween costume from that night.

He was arrested for being intoxicated in public and driven to his home in Abbotsford.