Also in this week's police blotter: cell phone grabs, a hot prowl burglary, and a woman sliced in the neck with a box cutter.

The youth, many of them homeless or living in SROs, also received $50 gift cards for school supplies and new clothes.

According to police, the three robbers had been approaching men and women in Chinatown since early June, violently ripping the gold chains from their necks before fleeing in an SUV.

Captain Lazar reminds locals to be mindful while using cell phones, as several more thefts occur in the area.

"Home Is a Hotel," now viewable on YouTube, tells the story of a mother and daughter who live in an 8x10" room in a Chinatown SRO.

This week's round up features cell phone grabs, a hot prowl burglary and a man who breaks into home and eats victim's food.

In this week's recap: Jewelry heist suspects nabbed by cops, a necklace snatch, attempted robbery averted by security guard, and more.

This week's crime roundup features a jewelry heist valued in the millions, necklace grabs, and cell phone thefts galore.

There's plenty of art, music and comedy ahead for this sunny Pride weekend in North Beach.

Crime at Ping Yuen is the highest of any public housing complex in the city, so four supervisors are negotiating for money to fund security improvements in light of an upcoming management change.

The former Tii Restaurant & Cafe now has a sleek, modern interior and serves Taiwanese teas and specialty foods, along with hot pot and noodles.

This week's crime roundup features an unusual number of hot prowls, a stabbing and several robberies at gunpoint.

Long a champion of trees, parks and playgrounds, the former supervisor will lead a "green benefit district" in the city's southeast.