Five teenagers who had allegedly found victims through Tinder using false names were arrested in connection with series of armed robberies and carjackings in San Jose, California.
Brian Gonzalez (19 years), Yadira Villareal (19), Jonathan Jimenez (age 18), Leslie Portillo (18 years old) and another boy of 15 years was arrested after police reviewed the video from the surveillance camera near one of the crime scenes.
The suspects used the fake names «Becky» and «Victoria» to communicate with victims of the male sex and to appoint meetings in the evening on the deserted streets near the parks where they could beat and Rob the victim and then steal a car, threatening man with a weapon. According to the police Department in San Jose, during the crime, the suspects wore masks.
Victims of teenagers were at least 11 men caught in their trap on Tinder. Each of the 5 Teens charged with multiple charges of robbery, car theft and hit and run traffic accident.
On the website Tinder recommendations for safe dates. Also, users are advised to conduct preliminary inspection, before you meet personally. «Meet for the first time in a public place. Never meet in a solitary place, and don’t do it in my house or apartment» — advise on Tinder.
