Brutal Wald murder
In a shocking murder, a 23-year-old man was arrested for allegedly bludgeoning to death his great-grandmother in the Lillian Wald Houses early on Fri., Sept. 30.
Police charged Gary Bias for the murder of his Ella Mae Bias, 82, in Apartment No. 8I in 711 F.D.R. Drive, where they both lived.
Police responding to a 911 call had discovered the grandmother inside the apartment unresponsive and unconscious, with her wrists and ankles bound with tape. E.M.S. medics pronounced her dead at the scene.
The suspect also assaulted and bound his own mother after calling her to come to the apartment. According to the Daily News, he taped her to a chair and beat her unconscious. But she managed to free herself, ran downstairs and asked for a phone to call police. She was removed to Bellevue Hospital where she was treated for her injuries.
Gary Bias was charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder. The News reported he was arrested in November for assaulting his stepfather with a mini-baseball bat and shattering his eye socket. A judge ordered him to stay away from his stepfather, as well as his mother, who was the person who bailed him out of jail.
Killed by M.T.A. bus
On Tues., Oct. 4, around 9:49 a.m., police responded to a call of a pedestrian struck at E. Houston and Columbia Sts.
Upon arrival, police found a 73-year-old woman lying on the street with severe body trauma. E.M.S. responded and pronounced her dead at the scene. She was identified as Anna Colon, of 50 Pine St., Brooklyn.
According to police, a preliminary investigation revealed that the woman was attempting to cross the street from north to south at Houston and Columbia Sts., when she was struck by an M.T.A. bus making a left turn from southbound Columbia St. onto E. Houston St. (This would have meant the bus was going the wrong way on Columbia St.) There were no arrests or summons as of press time. The investigation is ongoing.
Phone filchers
Three strangers allegedly robbed and attacked a man in front of 18 Little W. 12th St. on Fri., Sept. 30, at 3:10 a.m.
According to police, two men and a woman worked together to take the victim’s phone. One of the men punched the victim in the face when he wouldn’t let got of the device. With the woman at the wheel of their car, the perps drove off. The victim tried to retrieve his phone and was dragged along the cement, causing scrapes and bruising to the left forearm.
Upon a search, police reportedly found a pipe containing marijuana residue inside the vehicle. Alice Basovsky, 23, Wendell A. Cardona, 40, and Daniel Binaminov, 23, were arrested for felony robbery.
Office attacked
An office at 20 E. Ninth St. was broken into on Friday evening Sept. 30 at 5:30 p.m. According to police, five unknown men entered the building through the service entrance. The porter told police that the group entered the 26th-floor conference room and caused damage to several picture frames, chairs and conference tables. They also made a hole in the wall. The estimated damage was more than $250. No property was stolen.
The five men, Matthew Cassidy, Eric Forcino and Matthew Baldwin, all 18, Joshua Prince, 19, and a 16-year-old male were arrested for felony burglary.
Express to arrest
A man tried to pass off some doctored plastic at the Gansevoort Hotel, at 18 Ninth Ave., this past Sat., Oct. 1, police said. Around 11 p.m., he allegedly used an altered American Express card to purchase $328 worth of services. Upon further investigation, police found that he had an active warrant.
Henry Concepcionramos, 41, was arrested for felony grand larceny.
Boozy bribery
Police responded to a radio run of an assault at Barrow and West Sts. on Sun., Oct. 2, a little before midnight.
An officer said he observed a man hitting a woman in a car prior to police stopping the vehicle. After stopping the car, the officer smelled alcohol and observed the man had bloodshot, watery eyes. When the man was placed under arrest, he reportedly offered the officer money in exchange for letting him go. At the Seventh Precinct, he blew a blood alcohol content of .14 and again offered money for release.
Charlie Vazquez-Ruiz, 33, was arrested for felony bribery.
— Emily Siegel
and Lincoln Anderson
