Woman Warns Locals Of 'Creepy' Situation In Summit

SUMMIT, NJ — What can only be described as uneasy and unsettling situation on Thursday night in Summit has left a city business owner with a "creepy feeling." Courtney DeSimone is now warning locals to watch out for a man who approached her asking strange questions.

DeSimone said she was sitting in the parking lot of the Dunkin Donuts on Morris Avenue on Thursday around 6:30 p.m. when she was approached by a "totally normal good looking guy in a baseball hat."

The man was described as being in his late 20s to early 30s, wearing jeans and a blue Yankees cap. He had dark hair, dark eyes, darker skin and spoke with a slight accent. He was also leaning against a blue 3 series BMW when he was speaking to DeSimone.

The man motioned for DeSimone to roll down the window and then proceeded to ask her specific questions about the surrounding areas such as: “Is this a rich neighborhood?” “Are you rich ?” “Where do you live?” “What do you do?”

DeSimone stared blankly at him and didn’t answer him. He then began to say that he has started hanging out in the Madison/Chatham/Summit area to “attract wealth”.

"He was just very interested in wealth— he must’ve mentioned it 10 times in our very short conversation," DeSimone told Patch. "He also said as he reached into his doughnut bag, 'Don’t worry I don’t have a gun in here.' That’s what really alarmed me."

The man then drilled her about her relationship status even though she was wearing an engagement ring. DeSimone quickly told him she had to go and left immediately.

"I got a creepy feeling from him and it seems that he loiters in the parking lot waiting for people to come out. I’m only posting as a warning as I know a lot of single women and mothers with children go in and out of that parking lot all day long," DeSimone posted in a community Facebook group with the hashtags #safetyfirst #community.

DeSimone plans on contacting the police about the situation on Friday.

Efforts to obtain comment from Summit Police were not immediately successful by Patch.

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