Carjackers use gay dating app Grindr to lure victims, authorities say

Two carjacking suspects who reportedly used the gay dating app Grindr to lure their victims have been arrested by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, officials said Tuesday. The carjackings occurred over the last two weeks in the high desert communities of Victorville and Adelanto, according to deputies. "On both occasions, the victims had blindly met the suspects using the dating application Grindr," the Sheriff's Department said. The first carjacking was reported May 15 when Steven Thomas, 24, of Victorville, met up with a victim and robbed him, deputies said. Thomas, who was on parole for possessing stolen property, stole the victim's wallet and vehicle at gunpoint near the intersection of Muskrat Avenue and Air Expressway in Adelanto, deputies said.