Area December 14, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 3 Upper Saddle River man faces child luring charges A 26-year-old Upper Saddle River man was arrested Dec. 7 in Paramus after a two-month investigation into several incidents that were reported to several local police departments wherein an adult male attempted to lure juvenile females, all of whom were under the age of 16, into his car and verbally direct lewd sexually explicit language toward the children. During the reported incidents, Shahan Achian was operating either a 2008 black colored Cadillac Escalade SUV or a 2011 black colored Infinity. During the course of the investigation, it was learned that on the dates and times of the reported incidents, Achian was in the vicinity of each of the incidents. Achian’s physical description and the vehicles he used matched the descriptions supplied by the victims. The alleged incidents occurred on the following dates and in the following jurisdictions: Oct. 16 and Nov. 7 in Montvale, Oct. 20 in Glen Rock, Oct. 21 in Ho-Ho-Kus and Ridgewood, and Oct. 25 in Allendale. The arrest was announced by Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli and Chief Jeremy Abrams of Montvale, Chief George Scherb of Allendale, Chief John Ward of Ridgewood, Chief Frederick Stahman of Glen Rock, and Chief John Wanamaker of Ho-Ho-Kus. The suspect has been charged with luring/enticing of a child and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest came about as a result of an investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit under the direction of Chief Steven Cucciniello, and the Montvale, Allendale, Ridgewood, Glen Rock, and Ho-Ho-Kus police departments. The Emerson and Upper Saddle River police departments also assisted in this investigation. Achian was charged with the following in the jurisdictions noted: Montvale: two counts of luring/enticing of a child (second degree) and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child (third degree). Allendale: one count of luring/enticing of a child (second degree) and one count of endangering the welfare of a child (third degree). Ridgewood: one count of luring/enticing of a child (second degree) and one count of endangering the welfare of a child (third degree). Glen Rock: one count of luring/enticing of a child (second degree) and one count of endangering the welfare of a child (third degree). Ho-Ho-Kus: one count of luring/enticing of a child (second degree) and one count of endangering the welfare of a child (third degree). Bail was set by Judge Edward Jerejian, J.S.C. at $200,000, no 10 percent option, no contact with the victims, after which, Achian was remanded to the Bergen County Jail in lieu of bail. Arraignment dates will be set by the individual police departments. Prosecutor Molinelli states that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Local officials had alterted residents to beware of a man who had been cruising the streets and making lewd comments to young women and high school girls. Female residents were urged to be cautious and to report any similar incidents and to obtain a description of the perpetrator and a license number of any vehicle he may be driving without approaching it. The Ridgewood Police Department is investigating a break-and-entry in which a burglar smashed in the front window of a house on North Monroe Street so he could open the front door. The homeowner reported on Dec. 3 that a number of items were taken. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Office is joining the Ridgewood Police Department in the investigation. The day before, police officers responded to a report of a juvenile shoplifter at the Rite Aid Pharmacy. The juvenile was appre- Police report burglary on North Monroe Street hended, taken into custody, and released to his parents pending further family court action. The Ridgewood Police Department is also investigating a report from a Fairfield Avenue man about fraudulent credit card activity based on his credit card number. The card had reportedly been used without his knowledge and the Ridgewood man received a check that was made out to cash in California and mailed to California. J. KOSTER