FLUSHING — Police said they have arrested a 32-year-old Flushing man in connection with two flashing incidents involving young girls.
According to the NYPD, Dagoberto Amaya of 143-16 Laburnum Ave. was charged him three counts of public lewdness and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Police had released a surveillance image of a suspect earlier this week, seeking information about his identity and whereabouts.
According to police, the suspect had approached a 12-year-old and a 13-year-old girl Jan. 28 around 7:40 a.m. as they walked on Bowne Street in Flushing, where he tried speaking to them and then exposed himself to them. The victims then fled, police said.
