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An Anne Arundel County police officer was arrested Friday in connection with solicitation of a minor and possession child pornography case, officials said.According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, an arrest warrant was issued for Zachary Koshlap, 33, of Glen Burnie, charging him with the sexual solicitation of a minor and 10 counts of possession of child pornography. Police said Koshlap served six years on the force, assigned to the Bureau of Patrol.Officials said the Anne Arundel County Child Abuse Unit started an investigation on March 23, surrounding possible sexual child solicitation. Police said they received information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.According to officials, on Feb. 26, an FBI Task Force officer was working undercover inside a specific pornographic website when a message was received from an unknown user who solicited a sexual encounter with a child.Through further investigation, the unknown user was identified as Koshlap, police said. Upon receiving the information, police said detectives diligently worked and obtained a search warrant for Koshlap and his residence. During the search warrant, police said numerous digital devices along with other corroborating evidence was secured as evidence. Koshlap was interviewed at the time of the search warrant and admitted to his involvement in the conversation regarding an 8-year-old child, police said. Police said all digital devices seized were submitted for forensic analyzation. After receiving the results from the forensic extraction of the digital devices, police said detectives recovered evidence as well as apparent child pornography.Anne Arundel County Police Chief Timothy J. Altomare said the following in a statement: “True police, those with protective hearts, care about two groups of people more than any other. Those groups are our children and our elderly. Both groups, by virtue of their innocence or the effects of aging are the most vulnerable to predators. If someone wearing a badge betrays our oath of protection, we will do everything within our power to bring them to justice and make sure they never wear our uniform again. I am heart sick, physically ill, disgusted and enraged at the actions alleged in this case. I am also very proud of both our Federal partners and our investigators who relentlessly investigated this case from the moment they learned about it. We will do the right thing to hold predators in a uniform accountable every time. No one needs to force us to do so.”Koshlap is currently suspended without pay, police said. As the investigation continues, Anne Arundel County Police are urging any other victims or anyone with information regarding the above crimes to contact the Anne Arundel County Child Abuse Unit at 410-222-4733. Police said one can also remain anonymous by calling the Anne Arundel County tip line at 410-222-4700 or Metro Crime Stoppers.