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Neighbor calls Recology for recycling request, gets bomb squad instead

Posted on by Sarah B.


Photo by Jeffrey G.

While cleaning out their garage on Saturday morning, a resident on 40th Avenue between Anza and Geary came across a suspicious device.

The resident initially called Recology for recycling of the device but after describing it in detail, was instructed to call SFPD.

SFPD arrived on the scene with the bomb squad, who cleared the device without incident. Officers spent 2 to 3 hours on the scene and the street was blocked off to traffic.

We did not receive word on what the suspicious device was. UPDATE: A reader, Valerie V. told us “My husband spoke with an officer there. Old Army Corps of Engineers guy had some old fuses.”

Thanks for reader Jeffrey G. for the report and photos.

Sarah B.


Photo by Jeffrey G.


Photo by Jeffrey G.

4 Comments

  1. More excitement in the neighborhood.

    What I’d like to know is how they got through to Recology. I called them this morning because the trash at our apartment building wasn’t picked up yesterday. I got a recorded message saying that customer service was only open M-F and to send a message via their website, which I did. The garbage still hasn’t been taken away.

  2. That’s great. San Francisco’s finest are picking up trash now. Way to go.

  3. @Jimbo ACOE fuses aren’t really the kind of thing you’d want going in to a trash truck.

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