Huntington Station Man Tried To Lure Children Into His Car: Police

A Huntington Station man followed four children walking home from school and tried to coerce them into entering his vehicle on multiple occasions this month, police say.

According to authorities, William Renderos-Flores, 22, followed three sisters ages 15, 14 and 11 and a brother, age 13, while they were walking home from school near Cross Street and Linden Avenue in Westbury on Monday, March 6 and Tuesday, March 7. Police say Renderos-Flores tried to get the siblings to enter his car.

The children notified their 39-year-old father of these incidents and on Wednesday, March 8, the father saw Renderos-Flores following his children, police say. The father was able to photograph him before he sped off.

Detectives, following an investigation, were able to locate Renderos-Flores at his residence and arrest him without incident on Wednesday, March 15. He was charged with two counts of second-degree stalking, four counts of third-degree stalking, four counts of endangering the welfare of a child and four counts of fourth-degree stalking.

Renderos-Flores will be arraigned Thursday in First District Court in Hempstead.

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