Lake Grove Man Arrested for Sexually Propositioning 11 Year-Old Child, Police Say

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Following an investigation by Sixth Precinct Crime Control officers, Zachary Chase, 28, was arrested at his home.

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Suffolk County Police on Tuesday, January 10 arrested a Lake Grove man for endangering the welfare of a child in Selden.

An 11-year-old girl was approached by a man as she was walking home from Selden Middle School at approximately 3:25 p.m. The man ran up from behind the victim and made sexual propositions to her before she ran home. The man then left the scene in a motor vehicle, striking a pole as he fled.

Following an investigation by Sixth Precinct Crime Control officers, Zachary Chase was arrested at his home at 8:37 p.m.

Chase, 28, of 20 Commonwealth Ave., Lake Grove, was charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child 2nd Degree and Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident. He is being held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on January 11.