Cops: Serial Armed Robber Targeting Men On Dating App [SUSPECT PHOTO]

dating app suspect
Photo credit (Photo: Detroit Police Department)

DETROIT (WWJ) - Police have releases a photo as they seek tips to identify a man believe to be linked to least five armed robberies in Detroit. 

Online dating suspect
Police believe the same man is responsible for the following crimes on the city's west side since December: 

  • 19-year-old man robbed 12-19-2019, Eaton and Monica
  • 22-year-old man robbed 1-11-2020, 14900 block of Greenlawn
  • 28-year-old man robbed 2-02-2020, 14900 block of Greenlawn
  • 24-year-old man robbed 2-17-2020, 14900 block of Greenlawn

The suspect is described as a black male with a dark complexion, in his early to mid-20, approximately 160-185 lbs., wearing a mask and a dark-colored hoodie.              

Police earlier said the man was also linked to a non-fatal shooting in this city, but later said that incident is not related to this case.  Anyone who can ID this suspect or who has any other relevant information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department's Tenth Precinct at 313-596-1000. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.