Robbers target buses with WiFi

MANILA, Philippines - Robbers are apparently preferring to board buses with WiFi access in order to grab passengers’ gadgets, police said yesterday.

Jeffrey Roma, 30; Christopher Cutamora, 39; Jim Lord Paraiso, 32; Domingo Corporal, 33; and Ramon Pura, 43, tried to hide knives and scissors when they were arrested in a Taguig Metrolink bus.

Police officers on patrol noticed a commotion in the vehicle as the bus passed the intersection of White Plains Avenue and EDSA at past midnight yesterday.

Chief Inspector Rodel Marcelo, head of the Quezon City Police District-Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit, said the cell phones of two passengers were recovered from the suspects, who will be charged with robbery and illegal possession.