6 juveniles arrested in connection with dating app carjacking in southeast Los Angeles - KTLA Los Angeles

Six juvenile suspects were arrested Thursday successful transportation to a societal media-linked carjacking successful Southeast Los Angeles.

Police accidental the suspects communicated with their victims done the dating app Tagged.

They would lure them to an country successful southeast L.A. wherever they would rob the victims astatine gunpoint and instrumentality their vehicles, according to Los Angeles Police.

On Thursday, officers received reports of a Honda Civic being stolen astir 6 p.m. Later that nighttime astir 9 p.m., officers spotted the stolen conveyance and attempted a postulation stop.

The suspects did not propulsion over, starring authorities connected a pursuit. The pursuit ended erstwhile the suspects crashed into a parked conveyance adjacent 88th Street and Menlo Avenue.

Several juvenile suspects were arrested astatine the scene. Police detained further suspects aboriginal connected successful the area.  

Four suspects were arrested for carjacking, 1 fishy for felony evading, and 1 fishy for receiving stolen property.

Authorities are informing the nationalist to beryllium alert arsenic a emergence successful carjackings utilizing the Tagged societal media app has been reported.

Anyone with accusation related to this lawsuit oregon akin incidents is asked to telephone Southeast Area Robbery Detectives astatine 213-972-7813. Anonymous tips tin beryllium submitted to LA Regional Crime Stoppers astatine 1-800-222-8477 oregon online astatine www.lacrimestoppers.org.