San Francisco picturesque moment spoiled by camera crook

This picture is not going to last forever.

A 27-year-old woman snapping a photo was robbed of her camera Tuesday at Church and Market streets around 7:30 p.m., police said.

The crook hit her in the hand as she was taking the picture, grabbed her camera and fled east on Market Street, cops said. The thief was described as a man in his 20s.

No arrest has been made.

rnagle@sfexaminer.com

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