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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Cops make disturbing find outside Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary concert in San Francisco
San Francisco police made a disturbing discovery over the weekend, just outside a concert series marking the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary. Police say they were patrolling the area of Fulton Street and 35th Avenue outside of the famed Golden Gate Park on Saturday, when they came upon an 'illuminated open trailer' with a man inside at around 11pm. As the officers got closer, they could see numerous tanks inside the vehicle. They believed the tanks may have been filled with nitrous oxide, and arrested 32-year-old Thomas Siderio, of Philadelphia, at the scene. As he was taken into custody, officers also seized about 100 metal tanks as well as numerous balloons they say point to Siderio's plan to ingest the laughing gas, and towed his vehicle. Siderio was then booked into the San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of distributing nitrous oxide and on suspicion of possessing nitrous oxide with the intent for intoxication. The substance, also commonly referred to as laughing gas, produces a feeling of relaxation, laughter and dizziness. It is typically used as a sedative at dentists offices, but is also frequently used at parties and concerts for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. While the gas is approved for use in medical settings and as a food additive for aerosol spray in products such as whipped cream, it is criminalized for recreational purposes - as its overuse can cause suffocation and death. 'Our officers will continue to patrol all areas of Golden Gate Park and the surrounding neighborhood,' police said in a statement. 'SFPD is dedicated to keeping everyone safe and will continue to ensure concertgoers have a safe time while in our city.' The 60th anniversary concert series was meant to provide a boon to the local economy, KRON reports. 'When we make space for creativity and celebration, the whole city benefits,' Mayor Daniel Lurie said at a news conference ahead of the weekend's festivities. He added that small businesses in the area had 'already seen a noticeable increase in foot traffic and fans come to the historic neighborhood.'
CBS News
03-08-2025
- CBS News
Philadelphia man arrested near Golden Gate Park suspected of having nitrous oxide tanks
San Francisco Police said they arrested a man from Philadelphia near Golden Gate Park after finding tanks filled with nitrous oxide in a van Saturday night. Officers were near Fulton Street and 35th Avenue around 11 p.m. to patrol the area during the ongoing concert series. During their patrol, they saw an open trailer with a man inside, and as they got closer, they saw numerous tanks in the vehicle and suspected they were filled with nitrous oxide, police said. The officers arrested the man after an investigation gave them probable cause, according to police. He was identified by police as 32-year-old Thomas Siderio of Philadelphia. Police said they seized about 100 metal tanks and found balloons at the scene. They towed the trailer as evidence, police said. Siderio was taken to the San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of distribution or dispense of nitrous oxide and possession of nitrous oxide with intent to ingest for intoxication.
