{"id":919069,"date":"2026-10-03T12:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T12:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/919069\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T12:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T12:52:22","slug":"string-of-grindr-assaults-in-north-vancouver-prompts-safety-warning-from-pride-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/919069\/","title":{"rendered":"String of Grindr assaults in North Vancouver prompts safety warning from Pride group"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Text<\/p>\n

Listen to this article<\/p>\n

Estimated 3 minutes<\/p>\n

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n

North Vancouver RCMP are investigating a series of assaults involving victims they say were targeted through the Grindr dating app.<\/p>\n

Police say the victims were invited to meet through the app, before being confronted by groups of young people.<\/p>\n

“Those young people then subsequently assaulted them, threatened them and caused damage to their vehicles,” Const. Paul Reece said. <\/p>\n

“We believe they’re the age of 16 to 20 years old.”<\/p>\n

\"AnNorth Vancouver RCMP Const. Paul Reece said police believe the three incidents are linked. (CBC News)<\/p>\n

Two of the incidents were reported to police. <\/p>\n

The first took place on Aug. 27 at Eldon Park, while the second took place on Aug. 29 at Ross Road Elementary School.<\/p>\n

After reviewing security video, police identified a third incident at Lynn Valley Elementary School, on Aug. 31, and are appealing for the victim in that case to come forward.<\/p>\n

Investigators believe the three incidents are likely connected.<\/p>\n

Grindr is a popular app designed for 2SLGBTQ+ people, a fact that has raised alarm in the queer community.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the North Shore Pride Alliance issued a safety alert to community members<\/a>. <\/p>\n

While police have not commented on a possible motive in the assaults, alliance co-founder Chris Bolton raised concerns they could be a result of rising intolerance “spilling over” from the United States and online spaces. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat if I find most concerning is that youth that are doing this,” he said. “The youth are my hope for the future.”<\/p>\n

Bolton said he doesn’t believe the community should stop using the Grindr app, but should take precautions if they are.<\/p>\n

\"APart of a safety bulletin circulated by the North Shore Pride Alliance after a string of assaults involving the Grindr app. (North Shore Pride Alliance)<\/p>\n

Those include things like telling a friend if you are going to meet up with someone, or choosing to meet in a public place. He suggested people also arrange a quick video call with anyone they’re planning to meet up with to confirm their identity.<\/p>\n

“There are people that are finding their true selves with through Grindr, so that’s a positive thing,” he said. <\/p>\n

“The idea of people using that connection and spinning it around to have violence and creating that otherness … I just won’t stand for, I just can’t.”<\/p>\n

Bolton said he has confidence the RCMP will “quash this immediately,” adding, “we don’t want copycats.”<\/p>\n

The North Vancouver RCMP has tasked its Serious Crimes Unit to handle the investigation.<\/p>\n

Police are asking anyone who witnesses suspicious activity or who has video recorded in the area of the three assaults on the relevant days to contact them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":919070,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[49,48,55],"class_list":["post-919069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vancouver","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=919069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/919070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=919069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=919069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}