SFPD was expected to have the area cleared and the road re-opened sometime after 9am.

"They immediately sprang into action and brought the struggling would-be thief down in a rather nicely executed takedown," a tipster wrote.

The SFPD has already started handing out more tickets for drivers who pass stopped cable cars; a ticket will cost you $238.

A rash of robberies, most with force and some violent, marked this week's crime recap from SFPD's Central Station.

Capt. Lazar and volunteers will provide information to women walking alone in the neighborhood.

Held last night, the annual event was the station's biggest yet, with dozens of law-enforcement agencies and community groups.

Blake Angus, the suspect in a July 10th attack on a North Beach woman, will be back in court at 9am Aug. 12th.

There’s currently no evidence to indicate that the cases are related to last year's rash of gropings in Nob Hill.

An overview of some of the past week's most notorious crimes and arrests.