Police Say Gay Men Targeted For Robbery Using Grindr
At least eight men have been robbed, sometimes violently, at the conclusion of their first date with a man they met on Grindr. May 06 2021 10:43 AM EDT
Police in Atlanta issued a warning about one and possibly up to three men using Grindr to lure gay men to a remote location where they are robbed. In the last four months at least eight gay men have been robbed, sometimes violently, after the conclusion of a first date with a man they met on the popular gay dating app. At a press conference Wednesday, representatives from the Atlanta Police Department’s robbery unit gave updates on their investigation, and the department’s LGBTQ+ liaison was on hand to provide tips on how to stay safe while dating or hooking up.
Community reacts to violent weekend in Atlanta
Gov. Brian Kemp addresses the violent weekend in Atlanta.
ATLANTA - A community activist said too many people are silent about our children and teenagers being killed by gun violence.
Georgetta Morton has started a movement to honor and remember the young people who are killed.
She was planning a rally Sunday for several of the 37 child victims who were killed on Atlanta streets in 2020 when she heard about Diamond Johnson. Atlanta police said the 15-year-old was shot and killed when two groups of people started arguing at Grant Park, then traveled over to the Waffle House on Glenwood Avenue Saturday Night.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner said the girl who died was just 15 years old. Author: Christopher Buchanan Updated: 12:17 AM EDT May 3, 2021
ATLANTA Atlanta Police are investigating a shooting where they believe at least three teens were shot on Saturday night.
Major D Andrea Price said at the scene on Saturday that units responded to the area of shots fired in the area of Glenwood Road near Maynard Jackson High School. They arrived to find 15-year-old Diamond Johnson dead of gunshot wounds. The Fulton County Medical Examiner identified the girl Sunday afternoon.
Price said the shooting stemmed from multiple fights between juveniles that police had been breaking up repeatedly in the hours before it happened.
A reward for information in the killing of a 12-year-old boy has been increased.
The $10,000 reward is being offered in hopes of solving the slaying of 12-year-old David Mack, WSB-TV reported.
His remains were discovered Feb. 10 in a creek bed near an Atlanta golf course. He had been shot multiple times, police said.
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