Celphone taken from pocket..tsk tsk

[christel_chops]

I took the bus on the way to work today, and my phone was stolen by a salisi gang. A group of 4 suspicious looking guys boarded the (standing space only) bus at Magallanes, and stood next to me. I felt somebody take the phone from my pocket. Seconds lang.. I confronted one of the four and demanded for my phone. He said he was only reaching for his pamasahe. He showed me his empty bag and pockets. I guess bilis pinasa sa kasama. They were still in the bus when I got down at Ayala MRT. No police or MMDA in sight. Eventually went to Ayala MRT police outpost to blotter the incident. hayyy..

[foresterx]

that's why when i ride the bus or go anywhere na medyo alanganin, i always put my wallet and cellphone on the same pocket then one hand covers that pocket all the time.

[christel_chops]

Sorry mods..please transfer if this in not the appropriate place to post this topic

[Mguy]

Twice ko na encounter yan mga grupong yan.

First, as usual, siksikan ang bus pero may naramdaman ako fingers going into my front pockets. I was quick in getting his hand and started to twist his fingers. He then shouted 'Wala o, wala' then as the bus stopped, he went down kaagad with 4 more guys.

Second again punuan ang bus and I was suspicious of 3 guys who boarded the bus. One was near me standing one step below the stairway near the door. Then I noticed his hands making the move with him looking the other way. As his hand were nearing my pocket, I started to move away from his hands. He was puzzled as he expected his hands to at least be touching me already. When he looked, he noticed that I was intentionally avoiding his hands and he looked at me and he noticed that I was staring at him. Next bus stop, he again shouted 'Wala' and the 3 alighted.

Ingat lang peeps!

[_Qwerty_]

talamak na yan sa edsa.. ilang beses ko na din na encounter yan.. alam din nang mga bus driver at conductor yan.. kilala na siguro nila..

usually nga 3 or 4 yan.. sa mga mataong lugar parati sumasakay.. at tuwing rush hour.. talagang makikipagsiksikan yan.. iipitin ka.. hanggang kung ano na makuha sayo.. minsan sa boni may ganyan na sumakay.. sumigaw yung driver.. ingatan nyo yung mga cellphone nyo.. ayun isa isang bumaba yung salisi..

minsan naman sa may estrella sumakay.. pag dating nang buendia.. sumigaw yung isang pasahero nawawala daw cellphone nya.. tapos may sumigaw "ayun ayun yung mama".. hinabol naman nung nanakawan.. tapos biglang baba na yung 3.. yun daw sumigaw yung mga salisi sabi nung driver..

[reym]

Ingat kayo jan, madalas yang mga yan malikot katabi.

[holdencaulfield]

mag-ingat kayo sa mga yan dahil pumapatay rin mga ul0l na yan, lalo na kung palagay mo apat.

[RVRSSG2.0]

talamak na yan sa edsa.. ilang beses ko na din na encounter yan.. alam din nang mga bus driver at conductor yan.. kilala na siguro nila..

usually nga 3 or 4 yan.. sa mga mataong lugar parati sumasakay.. at tuwing rush hour.. talagang makikipagsiksikan yan.. iipitin ka.. hanggang kung ano na makuha sayo.. minsan sa boni may ganyan na sumakay.. sumigaw yung driver.. ingatan nyo yung mga cellphone nyo.. ayun isa isang bumaba yung salisi..

+1 po ako dyan sa Boni.

May unit kasi kami sa G.A. Towers. Tapos sa tapat mismo nagsasakay yung mga bus so dun na din ako sumasakay minsan papuntang Ayala/MOA pag nasisipat ko sa taas na siksikan sa MRT.

One time, naka-tayo ako. Una hindi ko pa nararamdaman na nakapasok na sa backpocket ko ung kamay niya. Buti biglang nag-preno ng malakas yung bus, tapos buti na lang medyo nawalan ako ng balance, muntik ako sumubsob. Tapos ayun, nahila niya yung pocket ko. Talagang bigla akong umusok sa inis, tinadyakan ko yung paa niya, saka ako tumabi sa driver. Sabay baba nila sa may Guadalupe.

[mazzipino]

With all due respect, this modus has been going around for years now. In order to counter it we just have to simply be more cautious with our own belongings.

They favor long (usually straight) stretches of road like EDSA, Alabang-Zapote Road etc - all getting on at once or at separate points. Beware, they may be armed too, don't be a hero, just make it clear to them that you smell a rat by either eye contact or body language.

[chrismarte]

Dami din nito sa G-Liner byaheng Cainta/Taytay-Quiapo.

Ruta nila Sasakay ng Junction baba ng Lifehomes/Floodway tapos sasakay ulit pabalik ng Junction.
Robinson's Galleria-IPIC (C-5 Flyover)-Robinson's Galleria

Dito bihira ang nagwawarning na driver at conductor, natatakot sila na baka balikan sila.

[SiRbossR]

ingat ingat nalang guys.

[Chikselog]

that's why when i ride the bus or go anywhere na medyo alanganin, i always put my wallet and cellphone on the same pocket then one hand covers that pocket all the time.

+1 dito. Isa sa mga pinaka-best gawin.

[10323015]

mag-ingat kayo sa mga yan dahil pumapatay rin mga ul0l na yan, lalo na kung palagay mo apat.

yes, pag nasukol yan, pumapatay talaga yan.

best response is to get the most attention from others / public. shout if you will, just don't instigate confrontation.

your lives are more important than your cellphone or ipod.

[christel_chops]

Sirs,

do you think it was wise to blotter the incident sa Ayala MRT police outpost? I didn't mind losing the phone but what was in the phone, sms's and photos of my house and my family. I don't know if it's my being paranoid, but i saw somebody, a guy with close cropped hair, standing near my house when i left for work this morning. Di ko kilala yung mama.I turned back to get another look at him, pero tumalikod na siya at may kausap sa phone. Di ko na nakausap. I stated my home address at the police blotter.

It was in my haste that i did not think things through when i decided to report the incident. Now i am regretting it as my wife enlightened me. Baka may sabwatan ng mga pulis at mga salisi na yun. Could they find enough reason/motive na babalikan nila ako at pamilya ko sa bahay? Dahil sa anong nakakalaman sa phone? This is very distressing!!

[5000rpm]

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67176

til now they're still in business pa pala... hopefully our law enforcers can put an end to this.. ask for help from XXX or imbestigador perhaps?

[trade0517]

Dami din nito sa G-Liner byaheng Cainta/Taytay-Quiapo.

Ruta nila Sasakay ng Junction baba ng Lifehomes/Floodway tapos sasakay ulit pabalik ng Junction.
Robinson's Galleria-IPIC (C-5 Flyover)-Robinson's Galleria

Dito bihira ang nagwawarning na driver at conductor, natatakot sila na baka balikan sila.

ang tagal na ang ganitong klaseng pag nanakaw sa loob ng bus, college pa lang ako na experience ko rin ito sa loob ng g-line habang nakatayo sa loob ng bus may naramdaman ako sa kanan bulsa ko, yun nakuha na pala yun pera ko. eh siksikan alam mo na kung sino talaga yun kumuha sayo kasi hindi naman agad makakagalaw. sabi ko "hoy magnanakaw ka ah!"," kinuha mo pera ko". sabay pakita ng laman ng bulsa niya nandoon nga yun mga tig 20 (100)kong baon pag pasok!, sabi niya "wala pera ko ito"!, bigla na lang ako kinabahan baka kasi may kasama hindi na ako umimik, biglang bumaba na lang ang gago sa IPI, tapos kagulo mga uzi sa bus kung ano raw nangyari... hehehe... year 2000 yata ito...

isa pa dito sa edsa southbound sasakay mga ulopung sa paglagpas ng robinson halos tapat ng poveda, tapos magnanakaw.... na kutuban ko na sila kaya bumaba na agad kami ng kasama ko sa mrt, pero pag baba namin iniipit kami sa istribo ng bus, ayon nakuha yun shades ng kasama ko...

ingat-ingat na lang mga paps

[actor21]

biktima din ako nyan sa edsa din a couple of years ago, back when Nokia 5110 cost more than two refrigirators hehehehehe...5110 ko miss na kita waaaaa

[christel_chops]

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67176

til now they're still in business pa pala... hopefully our law enforcers can put an end to this.. ask for help from XXX or imbestigador perhaps?

Sir, saw your link...yup, same tactic or a variation of the same...now i am wary of everyone whenever i take public transportation..

now that i have read most of the post regarding these thieves, i have an observation to share..

from what happened, i believe these people, instead of trying to be inconspicuous and blend in perfectly with the public, want to be noticed by passengers when they board. Because I spotted them right away when i saw them, by the way they moved and their demeanor. This makes known right away of their numbers. It makes their victims think twice before retaliating against them.

I guess our immediate reaction would then be to tense up and senses heightened...adrenalin starts flowing and it either a fight or flight situation.

Most everybody in this case as was mine, would be to look for a way out right away. And they (thieves) know this given the odds, and use it to their advantage.

I hope these criminals meet their match one day...

[EMPEROR]

Nangyari din sa akin yan years back bqka 2002, phone siemens. Pero sa LRT nangyqri ito rush hour, expect heavy duty of passengers. Pag sakay ko sa vito cruz may bigla tumawag classmate ko se celphone tinatanong kong saan ko nailagay notebook nya, dahil dto nakita ng magnanakaw na may phone ako, binulsa ko lng sya sa right poocket ko. Nung nasa buendia station na, napandin ko na parang medyo tinutulAk ako sa right side ko pero deadma lang at wLa ako kaalam alam sa nakawan dahil never xperienced pa. Pagdating ng libertad station pag bukas ng pinto ay yung mama sa kanan ko bigla ako pilit na itulak pero malakas kapit ko, (deadma) ulit, pag sara ng pinto dahil maluwang na, huhugutin ko sana cellphone ko to check the time. AMFTA!! wala na cellphone ko!

From now on when riding on public vehicle, i always put my hands in or outside my pockets and feel the contoured of my phone and wallet to see if its still there,

[vinj]

My officemate was also talking about this a couple of days back. She encounters them a lot between Boni and Guadalupe on EDSA. They get in on Boni, mangugulo, magsisiksik then baba agad in Guadalupe.

I don't know if some bus drivers/conductors are involved but they say they cant do anything to these guys as for sure, babalikan sila.

Dapat sila yung pinapasabog kasama ng bus drivers.