Lakewood, NJ - A Jackson, New Jersey man who was convicted
as Megan’s Law Offender several years ago, is in police custody this afternoon
after allegedly attempting to lure two Orthodox Lakewood girls into his car
early this morning.
Lakewood police have confirmed that 29 year old Nicholas
Ravioli has been transported to the Ocean County Jail after being charged with
two counts of Second Degree Luring and two counts of Third Degree Child
Endangerment. Superior Court Judge
Wendel E. Daniels set bail in the amount of $300,000, Full No 10%.
The first attempted luring was originally reported this
morning on The Lakewood Scoop, with the father of the 14 year old high school
girl describing the alleged lurer as approximately 25 to 30 years of age and
either balding or with very short hair.
“A guy in a black pickup truck just drove up to my
high-school aged daughter on the corner of 14th Street and Pinemere Avenue and
told her to ‘get in the truck’.”
The girl ran home and alerted her mother, who contacted
local authorities at approximately 8 AM, with Officer Robert Meyer responding
to the call.
A second similar incident was reported a short time later,
this time involving a 15 year old female resident of Kimberly Drive. While the incident was being reported to police,
Officer Meyer located a vehicle matching the girl’s description near Hope
Chapel Road and Country Club Drive.
Lakewood Police stopped the 2000 Nissan Frontier and once a
positive identification was made, the suspect was taken to Lakewood Police
Headquarters for questioning, where he was found to have been convicted in
nearby Jackson as a Megan’s Law Offender in 2006.
There is the potential for additional victims in this case.
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and the Lakewood Police Department are
encouraging any other victims to contact either the Ocean County Prosecutor’s
Special Victims Unit at 732-929-2027 or the Lakewood Police Department at
732-363-0200.
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