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Man suspected of setting fire to San Francisco church donation box

Church arson
This thief has certainly been preying. A possibly deranged man who targets donation boxes inside North Beach churches might be responsible for setting fire to one Friday. No one was injured in the fire, which destroyed a wooden donation box and a canvas bag that held an unknown amount of cash, police Sgt. Daryl Fong said. Read More

Car abandoned on Muni tracks Sunday night

A car abandoned on the J-Church tracks Sunday night left commuters trying to get to Balboa Park in a lurch.Around 9 p.m., the driver of a car reportedly abandoned a vehicle on the J-Church tracks that run on the west side of Dolores Park, according to Muni officials.Shuttle buses were in places to transport riders between 18th and Church streets and Balboa Park. Read More

Blazing Idiots

Safeway battles thieves and police

Lauren Justice/Special to The Examiner
Two Safeway supermarkets in San Francisco endure more shoplifting than any of the 270 stores the chain operates in Northern California and Hawaii, and warding off the five-finger swindlers hasn’t been easy. Read More

Shooting inside church injures two teens

Two teens were injured in a shooting inside a Richmond church this afternoon, a police sergeant said. Witnesses said three male suspects entered the New Gethsemane Church of God In Christ Inc. at 2100 Roosevelt Ave. at about 12:30 p.m. where about 100 people were inside attending the service, Richmond police Sgt. Bisa French said. One of the suspects then began shooting at several members of the congregation, according to French. Read More
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