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Bomb Squad Blocks Off South Van Ness

Brock Keeling — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:36:13 GMT

South Van Ness Avenue was shutdown from 14th to 16th streets while the bomb squad pores over a black Dodge Ram, possibly linked to a pipe bomb explosion that occurred in Bayview on the 1100 block of Newhall Street. (Two men in their twenties have been detained for questioning.) So, you know, don't go there until it's all clear. Because: ka-blammo. Update: the little robot scanner guy is checking out the truck. Yay, little robot scanner guy! (SFGate)

Bomb Scare at Bayer Building in Berkeley

Brock Keeling — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:39:38 GMT

Berkeley police responded to a menacing looking suitcase sitting in front of a Bayer AG-owned building on Seventh Street between Dwight and Parker. Jackson West informs us that said drug company has "its biotechnology headquarters in the town and contributes grants to student research at the University of California." (Rut row!) Anyway, it didn't explode. Alas. But check out some harrowing shots of today's dramatic suitcase scare. (Valleywag)

Oakland Bart Station Opens After Menacing Backpack Is Found

Brock Keeling — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:16:26 GMT

It seems an "unattended backpack" prompted the 12th Street Station in downtown Oakland to temporarily close up shop. A little after 6 a.m. this morning a curious sack was found sitting alone on a train, which then lead to a montage sequence of bomb-sniffing dogs wrongly smelling something wrong, the bomb squad officers investigating, riders being shooed away, the station shutting down, and then re-opening just before 9 a.m. Luckily, no explosives were found. The end.

Two Bombs Found in SJ, Fremont

Brock Keeling — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:23:18 GMT

Good Lord, people. It seems that we had not one, but two bomb scares yesterday.

First, bomb no. 1: after stopping a car for a routine traffic violation in San Jose, police found and disarmed an explosive device in the car.

Then, bomb no. 2: making the sharp move of going to said driver's home (near the intersection of Burr Avenue and Boone Drive) to see if (s)he had more ka-boom-y devices, they found a second one, which was detonated.

Police "sealed the neighborhood and evacuated 25 to 40 homes." Although authorities would not name a suspect -- who was arrested and taken to jail right away, it seems -- police also had John F. Kennedy High School in Fremont put on lockdown, and had parents called to pick up their children. later, the Red Cross used the school as temporary shelter for residents who had no home for the night due to the bomb scare(s). Residents returned home a little after 4 a.m. this morning.