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Monday, April 7, 2014

Vandals Flipping Smart Cars Over in San Francisco (Update)

Posted By on Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 8:07 AM

Update 12 p.m.: Officer Gordon Shyy says a fourth Smart Car was tipped over at Propsect and Coso overnight. The car was flipped on its side. Original Story 8 a.m.: Not sure if this is another anti-gentrification move, or bored kids with no curfew, but some vandals spent Monday morning flipping over Smart Cars in two different neighborhoods. We saw the story on KTVU which reports that three Smart Cars had been turned on their headlights and roofs in Bernal Heights and Portola. All three cars were damaged, including shattered windows and damaged bodies.

The first flip was reported at around 1 a.m. when witnesses found a Smart Car turned on its roof. About 10 minutes later, another Smart Car was found on its side, just a few blocks away. Then again at 1:30 a.m. another car had been found flipped over on Bowdoin and Sweeny streets, the news station reports.

We contacted Officer Gordon Shyy who says police got a call at about 1 a.m. "regarding 6 to 8 suspects wearing hooded sweatshirts," and were seen flipping over a Smart Car on the 200 block of Bowdoin.

The car tippers are still at large, so hold on to your eco-friendly babies.


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