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Online Dating Leads to Robberies and Police Alert​

By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News

(CHICAGO) She may seem like a dream but – Chicago police say meeting that possible girlfriend could turn into a nightmare. That is why they’ve issued a community alert on Chicago’s South Side.

Police say a woman is being used to apparently talk a good-game on line, convincing men to meet her face-to-face at 92nd and South Bishop.

Instead of a woman, it’s robbers who’ve shown up in the South Side Washington Heights neighborhood and in 2 recent cases three men with guns have stolen wallets and other property.

The September 30 and October 2 armed robberies have taken place around 10pm.

Chicago police say if you are meeting a stranger – do it in a public location and keep tracking software and security locks on cell phones.