Burglars used Grindr to meet and target victims in ‘callous’ phone-swiping operation

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Rahmat Khan Mohammadi and Mohammed Bilal Hotak would arrange to meet their victims over Grindr before stealing phones from their homes

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Two men used Grindr to meet and target victims before meeting them at their homes and stealing their phones in a series of “callous, calculated, and pre-planned offences”, police said.