Friday, October 10, 2008

Bomb Squad Searches Truck In The Mission After Pipe Bomb Explosion In Hunters Point

South Van Ness reopened after bomb squad checks pickup truck

Steve Rubenstein, Chronicle Staff Writer

Friday, October 10, 2008

(10-10) 09:49 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Two blocks of a busy San Francisco street were shut down this morning for about four hours while the police bomb squad checked a pickup truck that investigators believe may have been linked to an earlier explosion in the Bayview district, investigators said.

South Van Ness Avenue was blocked from 14th to 16th streets while bomb squad officers, using a dog and a remote-control robot, examined the pickup. The truck, a black Dodge Ram, which was parked at the northwest corner of 15th Street and South Van Ness.

About 5:20 a.m., a small device, possibly a pipe bomb, exploded on the 1100 block of LaSalle Avenue, causing no injuries. Officers said the pickup, which matched a description of a suspect vehicle in the bombing, was spotted in the Tenderloin a short time later.

Police stopped the truck at 15th and South Van Ness and questioned two men in their 20s. The men have not been arrested.

The streets were reopened around 9:30 a.m. after police reported finding no explosives in the truck.

Residents of nearby apartments were asked to shelter in place, while pedestrians and motorists were instructed to take detours.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Rah, just want to let you know that I've verified one of the homicides which you list on this site with the San Jose's Mercury News' Crime Report site. The homicide which occurred on the 900 block of Market on Feb 23 is on that site with a time of day and an incident number. I'm sure the other six homicides which you list and the San Francisco Chronicle refuses to include in the "official" count, are also there. Thanks for keeping up the good work.

Anonymous said...

900 BLOCK MARKET ST
Distance: 0.88 miles
Identifier: 080540064
Time: 00:18
HOMICIDE
Disposition: ASSIGNMENT HANDLED

Anonymous said...

Here's one more homicide on your site which has not been included in San Francisco's official count.

omicide
HOMICIDE
19 Feb 2008
VAN NESS AV & MARKET ST
Distance: 0.01 miles
Identifier: 080502906
Time: 16:23
HOMICIDE
Disposition:

Anonymous said...

Here is homicide # 59 which appears on this site but is not counted by the San Francisco news media. This confirmation appears on the map of the "CrimeReports" website.
11 Jul 2008
300 BLOCK DORLAND ST
Distance: 0.98 miles
Identifier: 081931823
Time: 11:47
HOMICIDE
Disposition: ASSIGNMENT HANDLED

Anonymous said...

Here is the confirmation (according to CrimeReports maps) for homicide # 43 listed on this site but ignored in the "official" count by the San Francisco news media.

HOMICIDE
07 May 2008
600 BLOCK EDDY ST
Distance: 0.57 miles
Identifier: 081280122
Time: 00:39
HOMICIDE
Disposition: ASSIGNMENT HANDLED