rob

Someone robbed my phone on the bus.
Someone stole my phone on the bus.

Use steal + thing: ‘Someone stole my phone.’ ‘They stole some money.’

Use rob + person/place: ‘Someone robbed me.’ ‘They robbed a bank.’

We can also use steal something from + person/place: ‘Someone stole my phone from me.’ ‘They stole some money from the bank.’

See STEAL