AbbyPD arrest armed man with imitation firearm near retail store

ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department has arrested a 39-year-old man after he was found to have an imitation firearm in his possession earlier this week.

On Monday, November 6, at 1:57 p.m., AbbyPD patrol officers responded to a reported call of a suspicious male inside a retail store in the 1800 block of Vedder Way in Abbotsford. The report advised police that the male was in possession of what appeared to be a firearm.

Multiple members answered the call and promptly attended, locating the suspect, a 39-year-old male who was immediately taken into custody. In the subsequent lawful search following the arrest, members located what appeared to be a realistic imitation firearm along with a knife.

The male was transported to jail with officers requesting one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and one count of carrying a concealed weapon.