Muni Diaries

Photo by fchrist2 (this is not the bus in question)

A piece of the overhead equipment on a Muni bus flew off and smashed right into the third floor window of a Financial District building last night, reports SF Appeal and Bay City News.

Whoa. What.

A bus was traveling nearby when a “shoe,” the piece of equipment that connects the vehicle to overhead wires, got caught in a guide wire, creating a spring action that sent the equipment flying into the building, [SFMTA spokesperson Paul] Rose said.

The projectile just missed the employees, according to the SF Appeal report, but no one was hurt.

Has this happened before? Rarely, Rose says. Head over to the SF Appeal for details.

Video via SFPD

Officers at the SFPD Mission Station just told us about yet another Muni robbery. They’ve provided the video above and closeup photos of the suspect on the SFPD Mission Station website. As you can see from the video, the victim was sitting by the back door when the suspect reached over and exited through the back door. This happened on 16th Street and Mission Street on Jan. 25, according to the SFPD. Items taken from the victim include: a camera lens, camera flash backpack, and North Face jacket.

If you have more information about this robbery, the SFPD has asked that you contact SGT George Ferraez at (415) 558-5400.

Be careful out there!

Photo by torbakhopper

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