U-Haul torched during San Francisco sideshow: PD

SF’s Outer Sunset district neighbors frustrated after early morning sideshow

Neighbors in San Francisco’s normally quiet Outer Sunset District got an unwelcome early morning awakening this weekend. The neighborhood erupted with a wild sideshow at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday. There were also fireworks, gunfire and a fire. “I called the police, and they took a half hour to get here. And then they fire-bombed a truck over here,” said Dennis Gallagher, a resident. Gallagher says he’s lived at the intersection of 48th Avenue and…

Dozens Attend Outer Sunset Sideshow, U-Haul Set on Fire From Inside With Roman Candles

Residents said more than 100 people attended an early morning sideshow in SF’s Outer Sunset Saturday. SFPD was flooded with reports of gunshots, fireworks, and a U-Haul full of furniture being set ablaze from inside with Roman candles.As KRON4 reports, the incident occurred between 3:45 and 4:45 am Saturday near Kirkham and La Playa streets, as seen in the below footage captured by a resident. A witness told KPIX the suspect reached into his wai…

Sideshow turns destructive in San Francisco's Sunset District, leaving neighbors shaken

By Da Lin A predawn sideshow in San Francisco’s typically quiet Sunset District spiraled into chaos Saturday morning, leaving a rented U-Haul truck burned, a nearby vehicle damaged and neighbors angry over what they described as a delayed police response. The sideshow erupted around 4:30 a.m. at two intersections just one block apart — Kirkham Street and the Lower Great Highway, and Kirkham Street and 48th Avenue — according to witnesses. Neighb…

U-Haul torched during San Francisco sideshow: PD

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A U-Haul truck was intentionally set on fire during a sideshow event near the intersection of Kirkham and La Playa streets in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset District early Saturday morning, fire investigators suspect. Numerous people called 911 between 3:45 a.m. and 4:45 a.m. about the sideshow and burning box truck in the area. According to 911 calls, more than 100 spectators were at the illegal event. Residents complain of…

San Francisco's Sunset District Rocked by Illegal Sideshow: U-Haul Torched, Suspect Detained

Sideshow in San Francisco leads to arson of a U-Haul, with delays in police response stirring community concern.