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fromSFGATE
1 week ago

Wild sideshow in quiet SF neighborhood ends in burning U-Haul

The sideshow kicked off around 4:30 a.m. Saturday near Great Highway and Kirkham Street in the Outer Sunset. Neighbors told CBS News that they heard fireworks and possibly gunfire as vehicles squealed through the area. The sideshow culminated in a U-Haul being set on fire. The man who rented the truck said he watched as people broke into the window and set the truck ablaze. He said most of the furniture inside the truck was destroyed.
San Francisco
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fromIrish Independent
3 weeks ago

Gardai appeal for witnesses to cash in transit robbery in south Dublin

A cash-in-transit vehicle was robbed in Lucan at 4:40pm; attackers set another vehicle on fire and fled with cash toward Somerton Gate.
New York City
fromQNS
1 month ago

Malba couple injured by frenzied mob after vehicle was torched during large car 'meet-up' on their block: NYPD - QNS

A 50-car street takeover in Malba led to a resident's car being set on fire and a couple assaulted; no arrests yet.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
2 months ago

2024 SF Tesla Arsonist Found Guilty on 10 Counts, Because He Torched Six Other Cars Too

Armando Salvador, 63, was convicted of arson for torching eight vehicles—including two Teslas in SoMa—and for setting additional cars ablaze the week before.
fromsfist.com
4 months ago

Video: Late-Night Oakland Sideshow Draws Crowd of 500 People, Likely Stolen Car Set on Fire

But one of these four sideshows that happened in Oakland at Howe and 41st streets stands out from the bunch, as it drew an estimated 500 people, and lasted between 2:15 am and 5:30 am, for a duration of longer than three hours, according to KTVU. KTVU's Henry Lee got his hands on video from that sideshow, and it's a donnybrook of donuts, laser pointers, and fireworks galore being set off.
California
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