12:20 PM: A bomb squad has determined that a suspicious device found near the Panhandle in San Francisco this morning is harmless, a police spokesman said.
A gardener found the object in the area of Central Avenue and Oak Street and called police at 9:02 a.m., San Francisco police spokesman Albie Esparza said.
The bomb squad arrived and determined within half an hour that there was no threat, and the scene was cleared, he said.
10:08 AM: Police are investigating a report of a suspicious device found along San Francisco’s Panhandle this morning.
A gardener discovered the device in the area of Oak Street and Central Avenue and called police at 9:02 a.m., police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.
Police are setting up a perimeter in the neighborhood and are asking people to avoid the area.
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