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SF Auto Shop Dispute Ends In Hubcap Attack

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - A man was arrested after allegedly striking an auto mechanic with a hubcap near City College of San Francisco on Tuesday morning, police said.

The attack was reported at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at a car repair shop in the 1700 block of Ocean Avenue.

A man took his car into the shop to get The driver and repairman began arguing and pushing each other, and the driver struck the repairman in the face with the hubcap, police said.

Officers responded and arrested the man on suspicion of aggravated assault.

His name was not immediately available, nor was information about injuries to the repairman.

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