North Vancouver RCMP Investigating Alleged Assaults Targeting Users of Grindr App

String of Grindr assaults in North Vancouver prompts safety warning from Pride group

North Vancouver RCMP are investigating a series of assaults involving victims they say were targeted through the Grindr dating app.

Grindr is being used to lure victims to assault by young people, RCMP warn - BC

RCMP said that in both instances, victims reported that they had been communicating with a person through Grindr and had agreed to meet in person.

North Vancouver RCMP investigating alleged assaults targeting users of Grindr app

The North Vancouver RCMP says it is investigating after a series of assaults targeting individuals using the Grindr app. Police say they received two separate reports, on Aug. 27 and Aug. 31. “In both instances, victims reported that they had been communicating with an individual through Grindr and agreed to meet in person,” Mounties said. […]

Grindr users assaulted in North Vancouver, RCMP say

Mounties in North Vancouver say they are “deeply concerned” by a trio of recent incidents in which victims who thought they were going to meet up with someone they connected with on a dating app were instead confronted by “groups of young people.”

North Vancouver RCMP investigate assaults linked to Grindr meetups | The North Shore Local

The North Vancouver RCMP is investigating a series of assaults involving victims who were allegedly invited to meet through the Grindr dating application and subsequently confronted by groups of youth in Lynn Valley. Police received reports of two separate incidents on August 27 and August 31, 2026. In both instances, victims reported communicating with an […]