iPhone/iPod theft is all-too-common, and this latest incident on a Metro bus on Capitol Hill is a good reminder to be aware of what's going on around you if you've got your phone—or any other pricey electronic equipment—out in public.

Just before efore 8:00 p.m. on January 25th, a man reported that he was sitting near the back door of the Metro bus when it stopped at Broadway and Denny. Another man ran up to him, grabbed his iPhone out of his hand, and ran off the bus towards Cal Anderson Park.

The bus was not equipped with a camera and the man didn't get a good look at the robber, so police weren't able to get much information about the suspect.