Armed Gang Using Gay Dating App Grindr To Target And Rob Men In London

Source: Independent UK

Ashley Cowburn
@ashcowburn
6 hours ago

Police in London have warned that an armed gang is using Grindr – the gay dating app – to lure in unsuspecting men before robbing them.

Two victims were robbed at knifepoint, in separate attacks, by a group of four men after making contact through the gay dating app. It is believed that the same group of men were involved in both of the incidents.

Grindr is a dating app that allows gay men to search for other men who are located close to their proximity. According to the company’s statistics, around two million people worldwide use the app on a daily basis.

Senior Detective Constable Sheree Yates from Croydon Police told the BBC that the victims did not suffer any serious physical injuries but have been left “very shaken” by the incidents.


Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/armed-gang-using-gay-dating-app-grindr-to-target-and-rob-gay-men-in-london-a6779526.html

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Two Men Accused Of Robbing Lansing, Michigan Man In Craigslist Meet Up

LANSING, MI (WLNS) – Two men are behind bars facing serious charges.

Officials say they targeted a gay man on Craigslist and robbed him at his home.

After meeting through the website Craigslist.org, the night took a turn for the worst.

“They got together as they arranged to and over the course of things went bad, we’ve alleged that the defendants came there with the intent to rob, and they did,” Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunning’s III said.

Aaron Spyker and Aadrian Tupper are accused of meeting a Lansing man on Craigslist, driving to his house, then using force to restrain and rob him.

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