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“The suspect would use the Grindr app to … identify victims, trying to lure them to a dating location,” Atlanta police Sgt. Rodney Jones said. “After the date concludes, the suspect would then rob the victim, often taking wallets, keys or even vehicles.”
Atlanta police have released surveillance footage of one of the suspects they say are using a popular dating app to target members of the LGBTQ community. (Atlanta Police Department)
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Police have not elaborated on where the crimes happened, but described the suspect as an African American male in his late teens or early 20s, around 6 feet tall with a slim, muscular build and hair in small twists or dreadlocks.
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Investigators are asking the public to be vigilant when using dating apps.
“If you are trying to Facetime somebody or get an address and are kind of hesitant – they give you a location of a cemetery or someplace you don’t know, take that as a sign,” officer Eric Lang said.