DOVER, N.J. - Instead of having her heart stolen on a first date, a New Jersey woman said a man she met on a dating website stole her dog and her flat-screen TV.
Dover police told the Daily Record of Parsippany, N.J., that the pair went out for the first time Thursday night.
After returning home, the woman said she became occupied in another room, leaving the man alone. When she returned, he was gone - and so were her Yorkshire Terrier named Violet and her TV valued at $3,000. The woman said her dog was worth $4,000.
The woman said she knew her date only as Joel and that she thinks he lives in Elizabeth, N.J. Sgt. Richard Gonzalez said police are searching for the man and dog and are checking other locations the two people visited during their date.
Front Section, Pages 4 on 04/20/2014