US EditionMan Thinking He's Going on a Date Gets Shot at, Robbed of $20,000 in Los Angeles
- A man who thought he was going on a date was shot at and robbed in Los Angeles on April 28 near Westlake.
- The man met a woman through a dating site, and she directed him to drive to a secluded area on South Occidental Boulevard.
- When a man and a woman arrived in a black Dodge, the man threatened the victim with a firearm and forced him to unlock his car and phone.
- The suspects allegedly made unauthorized purchases and wire transfers totaling over $20,000 using the victim's unlocked phone, according to LAPD.
- The victim escaped unharmed after the man fired shots, but the suspects stole his car and belongings, and no arrests were announced by Thursday afternoon.
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L.A. man ambushed, robbed of $20K in violent setup by woman from dating site
Detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating four suspects involved in a violent robbery and shooting late last month. The April 28 incident, according to an LAPD news release, began just after midnight when the male victim met up with a female he had connected with on a popular dating site in a remote area in the 100 block of South Occidental Boulevard near Beverly Boulevard. …
4 suspects sought in Rampart Village armed robbery
Police sought the public’s help Thursday in identifying four suspects wanted in connection with an armed robbery and attempted wire fraud that began with a dating app setup in the Rampart Village area of Los Angeles.
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