Police are hunting for a 16-year-old girl whose dating website was used to lure five men to a New York apartment where they were then robbed by a group of males.
The five victims each told authorities they had been speaking to a woman on the dating website and had agreed to meet up with her at the apartment in the Bronx.
The separate incidents occurred between December and January.
Police said the dating profile found on Tagged.com belongs to 16-year-old Janessa Roberts and she is wanted for questioning in relation to the robberies.
A screenshot of her dating website profile shows her name as Nessa Love, that she lives in the Bronx, and lists her age as 20.
Police have already arrested two men – Nathaniel Baptiste, 23, and 32-year-old George Livermore – in relation to the incidents, but they are still searching for another man involved.
The male victims, who range in age from 19 to 27 years old, were all attacked when they arrived at the Bronx apartment complex.
In most cases, they were threatened with some kind of weapon, including a knife and baseball bat.
They were robbed of their phones, wallets, and one victim’s electric scooter.
A screenshot of her dating website profile shows her name as Nessa Love, that she lives in the Bronx, and lists her age as 20
The male victims, who range in age from 19 to 27 years old, were all attacked when they arrived at the Bronx apartment complex
The man police are searching for is described as black, between 25 and 30 years of age, six feet tall with a heavy beard and short, curly black hair.
He is accused of using the stolen back card from one of the victims to make withdrawals at an ATM totaling $1,100.
The man was caught on surveillance in January at several T.D. Bank locations.
Baptiste was charged with multiple counts of robbery, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon and stolen property.
Livermoore has been charged with multiple counts of robbery.
Anyone with information is urged to contact NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1800 577 TIPS.
Police are still searching for one of the men involved in the robberies. He was caught on surveillance (above) after using one of the victim’s bank cards to withdraw money
Police said the dating profile belongs to 16-year-old Janessia Roberts and she is wanted for questioning in relation to the robberies