Nine months after arson and burglaries devastated the Outer Sunset’s Great Wall Hardware store, owner Albert Chow said, thanks to community support, he is recovering, although he still has a long way to go.
Officers were around La Playa and Balboa streets at approximately 1:30 a.m., when they observed a male, later identified as 29-year-old Joseph Martinez, igniting objects while walking in a park. Officers later observed a large active working fire.
A burglar broke into Frank’s Floral Shop at 1821 Irving St. by prying the door frame from the wall. After getting $8 for the trouble, what started as theft then became arson.
A fire, suspected of being arson, destroyed a major portion of the playground at the Koret Childrens’ Playground in Golden Gate Park.
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