12 The QUEE NS Courier • NOVEMBER 26, 2015 FOR Breaking news visit www.qns.com police beat Compiled by Robert Pozarycki and ALINA SUREIL 108th Precinct Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside Shotgun blast kills man on Woodside street One man is dead after being found with a shotgun wound to his torso at a Woodside street corner on Nov. 21, according to police. Officers of the 108th Precinct responded to a call of a person shot at Queens Boulevard and 50th street at approximately 4 a.m., where they found the 38-year-old victim. EMS units transported the victim to Elmhurst Hospital where he was pronounced dead. There are currently no arrests and the investigation is ongoing. The identity of the victim is pending family notification. Anyone with information regarding the homicide is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. 114th Precinct Astoria, Long Island City, Woodside, Jackson Heights Astoria man jailed for kiling pedestrian in hit-and-run acident Fleeing from a fatal accident on an Astoria street back in June was a costly mistake for a neighborhood man who was sentenced on Nov. 19 to serve a prison sentence for the crime, prosecutors said. Nicholas Colleran, 25, of 28th Street pleaded guilty in October to criminally negligent homicide and a traffic violation for his role in the June 27 accident that claimed the life of 21-year-old pedestrian Betty DiBiasio. According to authorities, DiBiasio was walking through a marked crosswalk at the corner of Ditmars Boulevard and 19th Street at 12:26 a.m. when she was hit by a 2002 Chevrolet Impala driven by Colleran. Despite striking the woman, police said, Colleran did not stop and sped away from the scene. Officers from the 114th Precinct and EMS units responded to the accident. DiBiasio later died at a local hospital from her injuries. Police said Colleran’s car was later discovered in the rear of a 42nd Street home in Astoria with a broken windshield, broken driver’s side-view mirror and damaged driver’s side front fender. Blood and hair from the victim was also found in the damaged windshield, authorities noted. A day after the accident, prosecutors said, Colleran turned himself in to the 114th Precinct’s Astoria stationhouse and admitted to consuming two beers before getting behind the wheel and striking DiBiasio. “This case is yet another example of how deadly motor vehicles can be and the consequences of ignoring traffic regulations,” Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said in a statement. “Driving is privilege, not a right, and extreme caution should be exercised at all times in order to prevent lives from being senselessly destroyed.” Men found guilty in two separate sex sale cases: DA Three men have been found guilty of forcing women or teen girls into acts of prostitution in two separate Queens cases, according to authorities. Peter Gerardi, 30, of Forest Hills, faces up to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of 40 felony charges relating to the recruiting, prostituting and statutory rape of two girls aged 13 and 16. Gerardi—who goes by the street name “Prince”— was out on parole from a previous crime when he approached and befriended a 13-year-old girl on the street in March 2011, according to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown. The defendant asked the teen to perform sexual acts with men in exchange for money and provided her with rules to follow, instructions on how much to charge and to lie about her age, among other things. She reluctantly agreed to prostitute herself for him but when she didn’t follow through on his orders, he would become violently angry and physically abusive toward her. Gerardi also had sex with the victim and had her perform oral sex on him on multiple occasions. From March 2011 and September 2011, prosecutors said, he made the victim have sex with numerous men in exchange for money, which she was required to turn over to him. During this time period, Gerardi also forced a 16-year-old girl – whom he also met on the street – to work as a prostitute for him through threats of physical violence. The two girls escaped from him when Gerardi was arrested on a parole violation in September 2011. Later, Gerardi called the 13-year-old victim numerous times asking her to make money for him. When she refused, Gerardi had two female friends of his approach the victim and threaten her on his behalf, and they then repeatedly punched and slapped her. Afterwards, the victim reported Gerardi to authorities. In the second case, Evan and Richard Hernandez pleaded guilty to felony charges in a sex trafficking NYPD detectives save tourist’s life in Los Angeles: DA In the city of movie stars, two detectives played the role of the heroes. Detectives Albert Ramos and Daniel Mulligan, both assigned to the NYPD Queens District Attorney’s Unit, saved a Russian tourist from a knife attack on Nov. 18 while he was walking on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. “The detectives are real-life superheroes,” Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said. “Even though they were outside of their jurisdiction, the detectives did not hesitate to act.” Ramos and Mulligan were grabbing a coffee when they saw a man attacking the tourist with a knife and cutting the right side of his neck, authorities said. The two detectives swiftly came to the tourist’s aid and WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO. �������������������������������������������������� - With Over 40 Years of Reliable Service. Basement Waterproofing Brickwork ������������������������������������������������������������ Pavers For More Information Contact: Arthur DiBiase Mason Contractor 718-767-0072 case, according to District Attorney Brown. Evan Hernandez pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and faces 4.5 to nine years in prison. Richard Hernandez pleaded guilty to second-degree promoting prostitution, and could be sentenced to three to six years in prison. Court documents say that Evan Hernandez was introduced to the 25-year-old female victim by another woman on April 15, 2014, at the Queens Motor Inn on Queens Boulevard in Woodside. The following morning, the other woman disappeared with most of the victim’s belongings. Evan Hernandez returned to the Queens Motor Inn and, while holding a gun to her head, told the victim that the other woman had sold her to him for $200 and that she now needed to work for him as a prostitute to repay the debt. Evan Hernandez then brought his brother to the Queens Motor Inn to watch the victim and not let her leave. That same day, both brothers forced the victim to have sexual intercourse with them while Evan Hernandez held a gun to her head and also forced her to perform oral sex on him. On two other occasions that month, the victim was forced to have sexual intercourse with Richard Hernandez at the Queens Motor Inn. The two brothers kept the victim inside the Queens Motor Inn between April 16 to 21, 2014, and forced her to have sexual intercourse with numerous men in exchange for cash, all of which she was required to turn over to Evan and Richard Hernandez. During this time, Evan Hernandez threatened the victim, stating that he was her pimp and that he would kill her at any time if she did not obey him. He also slapped and punched the victim and put his gun against her numerous times, stating that she was not free to leave and that she had to make more money by prostituting. On April 21, 2014, the victim called her mother from a client’s phone and her mother called 911 and alerted the police to the victim’s location. apprehended the attacker. They identified themselves as police officers and called 911 for further assistance. The suspect, a 51-year-old homeless man, was identified as Donald Monroe Offerman; he was charged with attempted murder and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim was taken to Cedar Sinai Hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. “Ramos and Mulligan embodied the highest ideals of the NYPD,” said Police Commissioner William Bratton, who previously was the LAPD police commissioner between 2002 and 2009. “Their swift and decisive action almost certainly saved a life.” EARN EXTRA INCOME TELEPHONE SALESCLASSIFIED AD SALES Experience necessary, but will train. Part-time, flexible hours 5 days a week, 4 hour shifts Qualifications: reliable, punctual, excellent phone and people skills BAYSIDE, QUEENS LOCATION CLOSE TO LIRR SALARY + COMMISSION Licensed (# 808097) & Insured. CALL FOR INTERVIEW 718.224.5863 ext. 228
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