so far 2012 we ve seen more than double the amount of robberies than last year fox 5s. melanie alnwick is live at police headquarters northwest. good morning tony, here is the problem almost every single person in the city carry as smart phone that smart phone is worth at least 50 bucks to a thief police say armed robbers in the city are capable of stealing 15, 17 phones a day each and it is a real problem there have been more than 500 robberies across the city so far this year really in every sector of the city 40% of them involving cell phones ipods, tablets, laptops, thieves are accosting victims when it is dark some times alone some times in groups in some cases that have struck or threatened the victims with a gun and that has community leaders so concerned. someone will get hurt soon a lot of these robberies occurring now are with handguns and because, someone has a handgun, the amount of time, someone is going to say no, you are not going to take my cell phone or