Cops arrested a registered sex offender in Astoria for trying to lure a child into his car, authorities said.
Houshang Hamiki, 69, allegedly tried to coax a 12-year-old girl into a light-colored SUV at 49th Street and Ditmars Avenue on March 5 at 4:15 p.m., cops said.
The victim refused just as her baby sitter approached the man — who then fled.
Police later caught up with Hamiki, who never updated his address, in Nassau County.
He has several prior arrests, including collars for forcible touching in Nassau County and endangering the welfare of a child in Queens.
Hamiki was arrested Tuesday and slapped with charges of failure to report his current address as a registered sex offender and acting in a manner injuring a child less than 17 years old, cops said.