WILKINSBURG — A man is facing several charges after police say he tried to lure children into a Wilkinsburg home.
According to a criminal complaint, police were contacted on Sunday evening about a man reportedly trying to lure a group of five kids in the area of Ewing and Center Streets.
Officers spoke with the mother and kids, who said the man offered them money to come inside a residence, then chased them and said he was a police officer when they got on their bikes to leave, trying to order them to stop.
The mother led police to a Center Street home, where she said the man was.
Police then spoke with the man, identified as Everantonio Cerrato-Orllana, who the complaint says became hostile when asked questions about the kids.
He was arrested and charged with five counts of luring a child into a motor vehicle, four of which are classified as felonies, and one count of impersonating a public servant.
Cerrato-Orllana is being held at the Allegheny County Jail without bond, with a judge determining he poses a “substantial risk” to public safety.
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