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Bad OkCupid Date Steals Woman's Car In New Jersey
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Rebecca Fishbein
Published Mar 7, 2015
Modified Mar 7, 2015
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Rebecca Fishbein
Published Mar 7, 2015
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OkCupid is already a dating cesspool filled with alleged Cannibal Cops and people who can't tell the difference between "your" and "you're." But it's one thing to lose an hour on one drink with someone who prattles on about his preferred airport routes and quite another to lose your car, a lesson learned by one unfortunate Jersey woman last month.
According to police in Camden County, NJ, the unidentified woman had her car stolen by a man she met on the ubiquitous dating site on February 26th. The wretched Romeo, who reportedly told her he was 53-year-old Gennaro "Gooch" Aladena and hailed from Atlantic City, agreed to meet her for a date at a bar in Atco.
Later, the two went back to the woman's house; there, Aladena allegedly got his hands on her jewelry and the keys to her red 2007 Toyota Solara—license plate JSRYGRL—and fled in the vehicle.
Cops are still looking for Aladena, whose name may also be Mike Rossman. Note that his jilted date isn't the only one who's fallen victim to the charms of OKC's criminal class, though blind dates can go pretty badly with or without an ensuing arrest warrant.
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