The Blotter: Tuesday, August 31
Qantas jet returns to SFO after engine failure About 45 minutes into a flight to Sydney, an engine exploded and the pilot dumped fuel before returning to the airport. There were no injuries. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Feds might close Marin Headlands fire station A cost-saving measure. (Marin Independent Journal)
Berkeley police searching for person who sent wallet to crime victim The victim, a 23-year-old man, was stabbed more than 25 times and robbed four years ago in North Berkeley. (Inside Bay Area)
Psst! Hey, isn’t that potential juror Meg Whitman? Yes, yes it is. The gubernatorial hopeful has yet to be dismissed from the juror pool. (Contra Costa Times)
Gang of four robs two, botches third robbery in Richmond The quartet was caught when they ran their car into a house. (Inside Bay Area)
Horseplay leads police to stolen service firearm A San Rafael man was found with a gun that was likely stolen from a child abuse investigator in Contra Costa. (Inside Bay Area)
In San Francisco, the rash of muggings continued last night: A man walking in the Bay View was mugged by four men who pushed him to the ground; two men accosted a man walking in the Mission and took his phone; a man walking in the Tenderloin was hit in the head and robbed; and a second man walking in the Tenderloin was beaten and robbed.