A new initiative places hanger cards on rearview mirrors to remind guests not to leave anything in their cars; the city is also putting up signs.

The week also had its share of hot prowl burglaries and violent muggings, including one in which a woman's hip was broken.

This week's crime recap is unusually violent, with a rash of cell phone robberies, a shooting, a carjacking, a beating and an attack on a flower vendor.

A Grant Avenue shop owner's girlfriend embarked on a mission to Union Square and the Tenderloin to successfully recoup his phone.

This week's crime recap was marked by a rash of purse snatchings and muggings for cell phones and cameras.

This week, a man was shot in the buttocks on Broadway, a cyclist was hit and killed by a Muni bus, and a North Beach bank was robbed.

The police captain was rear-ended by a drunk driver, broke a rib and suffered soft tissue damage.

A not-so-prescient psychic, a violent cookie thief and a robbery of hot sauce and a massage pad were three of the more unusual recent crimes in the area.

In this week's crime roundup, a sweater thief tries to barter his wares at another store, a bike rental shop is robbed at gunpoint, and more.

In this week's crime roundup, in addition to the ever-present list of robberies, read the feel-good story of an SFPD officer who lost his wallet and got it back.

Candidates for the District 3 supervisor seat fielded a series of questions last night on solving the housing crisis, curbing the growing homeless population and easing crime and traffic congestion.

This week's crimes involve a band of hat thieves in the Wharf, an assault with a skateboard near the Ferry Building, a stabbing in Portsmouth Square, and various muggings, including one via bike.

Valerie Byrd is known to also frequent the Civic Center Public Library, Civic Center Plaza, and the Glen Park Library.