The bomb squad outside the 6th Avenue SFPD station on Thursday afternoon. Photo by Derek
Bomb scares seem to be our summer thang here in the Richmond District…
After the 7th Avenue Safeway was shut down for a few hours last month due to a suspicious package found in the parking lot (and eventually cleared), the Richmond District station was tasked with two more similar incidents this week.
On Wednesday evening, police were called to a home on Beaumont near Mel’s Diner on Geary. Someone reported seeing what they thought might be a pipe bomb. Residents in surrounding homes were evacuated and the bomb squad was called to the scene.
The object was eventually deemed safe, and the Richmond station later tweeted “SFPD bomb squad checked and it was just a pipe. Better safe than sorry”.
On Thursday around 2pm, a scare developed much closer to home when someone walked into the Richmond District police station on 6th Avenue with a suspicious object.
The block where the station is located was closed off to traffic, and once again the bomb squad was called to the scene to inspect the object. Around 3:19pm, the all clear was given.
The station later tweeted an explanation about the incident: “Resident brought a suspicious package to the station. Bomb squad checked – it was perfume.”
[Insert cheap perfume joke here.]
And in that same tweet, they offered some sage advice: “For a suspicious package don’t touch – call 911.”
Sarah B.
A bomb squad officer in his protective gear on 6th Avenue on Thursday. Photo by Derek
The bomb squad’s robot was on the scene at the 6th Avenue scare on Thursday. Photo by Derek
Yikes, thanks police!