Mohammed Nuru, the former director of the San Francisco public works department who is already under investigation for corruption, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly attempting to rob someone with a knife:
San Francisco’s former public works director, who resigned after being charged in a City Hall corruption case, was arrested Wednesday after allegedly trying to rob someone at knifepoint, authorities say. https://t.co/2o7MA8AKH2
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 3, 2021
Twitchy readers may remember Nuru from this post in January 2020:
BREAKING: The FBI arrested the guy responsible for keeping poop off of San Francisco's streets https://t.co/ZLJZVfMgHm
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 28, 2020
Wednesday’s alleged assault happened at a food bank, no less:
The former leader of San Francisco’s public works department was arrested for allegedly trying to rob someone at knifepoint at a food bank.
Mohammed Nuru, 58, is already the subject of a sprawling corruption investigation. https://t.co/lW4rxf0vTp
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 3, 2021
But he was just kidding, he said:
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BREAKING: Sources tell me Mohammed Nuru was booked for robbery after brandishing a knife at a Bayview foodbank.
Nuru allegedly also tried to steal potato chips. Then said he was just kidding.
This. Is. So. Bizarre. #SanFrancisco
— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) June 2, 2021
Sure, brandishing a kitchen knife at someone *could* be interpreted as a joke:
Apparently the knife he was seen brandishing was a kitchen knife.
Will update as I get more details: https://t.co/zbwRUjJx5v #SanFrancisco
— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) June 2, 2021
“Parody” status achieved:
San Francisco has become a parody. https://t.co/xgIIFTkZuW
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) June 3, 2021
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