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The San Francisco Police Dept. Bomb Squad at work. (CBS file photo)

Suspicious Packges In SF’s Russian Hill, Financial District Deemed Harmless

Members of the San Francisco police bomb squad determined suspicious objects found in two different city neighborhoods on Friday were harmless.

2013/06/14

Liquid is released from a hypodermic syringe and needle. (Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Man Claiming To Have HIV Threatens SF Store Clerk With Needle After Robbery

A man claiming to be HIV-positive threatened a store employee with a hypodermic needle during a robbery on San Francisco’s Polk Street on Sunday morning, police said Tuesday.

2013/05/28

A bicyclist rides her bicycle down Market Street in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

SF Shop Owners, Bike Advocates Battle Over Polk Street Bike Lane Proposal

The proposal being looked at would eliminate parking and build a bike lane on one side of the busy street.

2013/04/09

Bicyclists ride their bikes down Polk Street on Bike to Work Day May 14, 2009 in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

SFMTA Plan To Remove Polk Street Parking For Bike Lanes Under Fire

SFMTA’s transportation director tried to quell public grumbling over a plan to remove 20 blocks of parking along Polk Street in order to install bike lanes at Monday’s community meeting.

2013/03/19

A man drinks a pint of beer. (Graeme Robertson/Getty Images)

Nob Hill Residents Lobby SF Supervisor For Moratorium On Bars

Residents of lower Nob Hill, frustrated with the raucous bar scene that has cropped up near Polk Street, have been pushing San Francisco officials for a moratorium on bars in the neighborhood.

2013/02/21

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Elderly Woman Punched By Robbers Stealing Wigs From SF Store

A 75-year-old woman was punched by two men stealing wigs from a business on Polk Street in San Francisco on Sunday afternoon, police said.

2013/01/02

(L-R) Raymon Abad, unidentified 2nd suspect (SFPD)

1 Arrested, 1 Sought In Brutal SF Polk St. Beating

One of the suspects in a brutal beating on San Francisco’s Polk Street in January has been arrested, but investigators are still seeking a second suspect in the attack, a police spokesman said Tuesday.

2012/03/20

San Francisco City Hall (Hector Mata/Getty Images)

Teens Arrested In Mugging At San Francisco City Hall

Two teens were arrested after they allegedly robbed and beat a man who was taking pictures at San Francisco City Hall late Monday night, police said.

CBS San Francisco–2011/07/26

Oakland Man Convicted In 2003 Tenderloin Killing

An Oakland man was convicted Monday of a 2003 murder in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood.

CBS San Francisco–2011/02/15

Police investigate inside a coffeehouse at Polk and Geary in San Francisco, where a 25-year-old was fatally shot. (CBS)

Not Guilty Plea In San Francisco Coffee Shop Murder

An East Bay man accused of chasing another man into a coffee shop on San Francisco’s Polk Street last week then fatally shooting and robbing him was arraigned in court Friday on murder charges.

CBS San Francisco–2011/01/21

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