Suffolk County Police on Tuesday, March 19 arrested a Patchogue man for committing a lewd act.
A female employee of Long Island Head Start, located at 20 Church St. in Patchogue, reported to police that a man in a nearby home exposed himself through a window and committed a lewd act while she was outside the school on March 18 at approximately 2:30 p.m.
Following an investigation by Fifth Precinct Crime Section officers, Lawrence Gartner, 68, of 21 Church St., was arrested on March 19 at approximately 11 a.m. and charged with Public Lewdness. Gartner was released on a Desk Appearance Ticket and will be arraigned at a later date.
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