SF's Alamo Square dealing with car break-ins

Recent burglaries and robberies around San Francisco’s Alamo Square are sparking concern.

On Tuesday, NBC Bay Area shared a video of a brazen, daytime break-in of a rental car parked on the street next to Alamo Square. The family driving that car was visiting from Las Vegas and found shattered glass strewn all over their child's car seat.

Another family from El Paso, Texas showed NBC Bay Area where someone broke into their rental car parked along the same curb, at nearly the same time Tuesday.

People who live near Alamo Square Park tell NBC Bay Area they've heard about car-break-ins there.

Joshua Guerci, who lives close to the park, says he's felt the impacts of the break-ins firsthand.

"I’m a filmmaker so a lot of my colleagues and peers have experienced car break-ins, I’ve lost thousands of dollars worth of film equipment," he said.

In addition to car break-ins, the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that three separate women say they were attacked and robbed last week in the evening, at or near Alamo Square.

NBC Bay Area asked San Francisco Police Department about the reports of robberies around Alamo Square.

A SFPD spokesperson replied saying in part, "It is too early in the investigation(s) to determine what connections, if any, the robberies may have."

The spokesperson also described the investigations as "active/open."

That same week, several women reported being attacked and robbed of their phones in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood. Police say they've made one arrest in connection to the Noe Valley robberies.

Alamo Square is in San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston's district. Regarding the recent reports of robberies and break-ins near Alamo Square, Preston said in a statement, "We are concerned about these incidents and are in touch with SFPD on the status of their investigations."

Preston continued, "Safety of the community is a top priority and we are committed to preventing crime and assisting victims.”

People from around the country and around the world visit Alamo Square while traveling in San Francisco to see the "Painted Ladies."

"I love it I love it, when I was young I always look at the show Full [House], that was amazing," said Diego Alvarez who went out to visit the Painted Ladies on Wednesday. Alvarez is vacationing in San Francisco and lives in New York. He and his friends walked from their hotel to see the Painted Ladies.

Often, visitors scoping out the Painted Ladies will park on the street alongside the park to walk out and take a photo.

Joshua Guerci, who lives close to Alamo Square has advice for tourists who are visiting: "Don’t leave anything in your car, not even a pair of gas station sunglasses or you’ll probably lose them."