The Third Squad reports the arrest of a
A Syosset man was arrested for forcibly touching a teenage girl at the New Hyde Park gas station where he worked.
On April 4, at 3:25 p,m., Pankajkumar M. Shah, 63, of 6 Garden Circle, was working at the Valero Gas Station located at 1501 Jericho Turnpike when he allegedly inappropriately grabbed and forcibly touched a 16-year-old girl. The victim immediately left the location and notified police. Shah was located and placed under arrest without incident.
Police charged Shah with forcible touching, third-degree sexual abuse, endangering the welfare of a child and unlawfully dealing with a child in the first degree. He was scheduled to be arraigned on April 5 at First District Court in Hempstead.
Detectives are asking anyone who feels they may have been a victim to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.