Galloway Man Tried Luring Girl Into Car In Atlantic City: Police

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — A Galloway man tried luring a 12-year-old girl into his car Thursday night in Atlantic City, police said. Gaetano Reale told the girl she was cute and asked her if she wanted a ride, according to authorities.

The incident took place at about 8:30 p.m. on the 100 north block of Delaware Avenue, police said. The mother told Officer Adrian Nunez-Santos that she and her daughter were walking her dog at the time. Her daughter walked toward a corner store alone.

A vehicle pulled up to the child, and she stopped to listen to the driver, police said. The mother yelled, and the driver immediately took off, according to authorities. Nunez-Santos got a description of the driver and his vehicle and found him more than an hour later at South Carolina and Pacific Avenues.

Reale, 59, was charged with luring a minor into a motor vehicle and received several motor-vehicle summonses. He was taken to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

Anyone with additional info can contact ACPD's Criminal Investigations Section at at 609-347-5766, or anonymously text to tip411 (847411). Begin the text with ACPD.

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