Salvatore Perrone (Image source: Franconia Township, PA Police Department).
A clothing salesman accused in the serial slayings of three Brooklyn shopkeepers – including beloved Bay Ridge clothier and family man Mohamed Gebeli – says an MTA subway security video will prove he’s innocent of at least one of the murders. Continue reading »
Salvatore Perrone in 2001 (Image source: Franconia Township Police Department).
The suspect in the killing of Bay Ridge clothier Mohamed Gebeli, as well as two other Brooklyn shopkeepers, was indicted yesterday on first degree murder charges, as reported by CBS.
Salvatore Perrone, age 64, of Staten Island was arrested and charged by police just before Thanksgiving last week. Continue reading »
Salvatore Perrone (Image source: Franconia Township Police Department).
The neighbors of triple murder suspect Salvatore Perrone painted a picture of an unhinged man whose off-putting behavior included posing as a retired police detective, as reported by Chris Francescani for Reuters.
Police sources seemed to compliment the anecdotes of civilians who crossed paths with Perrone – who is currently awaiting his next hearing on first and second-degree murder charges in the brutal slayings of shopkeepers Isaac Kadare, 59, Mohammed Gebeli, 75, and Rahmatollah Vahidipour, 78.
According to the Daily News, cops say the man fellow residents in his Staten Island neighborhood referred to as “Son of Sal,” and who affected a fake Italian accent while speaking with one of his girlfriend’s neighbors in Queens, claimed to work for the CIA during his police interrogation.
“If you work for the CIA, where’s your ID?” asked one investigator.
“At the CIA, we don’t carry ID,” Perrone responded, according to the Daily News source.
A gun found in Perrone’s – aka “John Doe Duffle Bag’s” gym bag matches the ballistics of a gun used in three separate killings of Brooklyn store-owners this year. Mohammed Gebeli of 5th Avenue’s Valentino Fashion was the first of the three shopkeepers to be killed. The murder of Gebeli, a beloved member of the Bay Ridge community, occurred on Friday, July 6, 2012.
Perrone will remain in Rikers Island’s North Infirmary wing until his next court appearance, which is expected to be sometime today.
John Doe Duffle Bag, the person-of-interest in the shopowner serial killings, captured by a surveillance camera near the site of the third murder. Police have matched the gun found in possession of Salvatore Perrone with all three shootings.
The gun found in the duffle bag of Salvatore Perrone – aka “John Doe Duffle Bag” – is a ballistics match with the gun used in three separate killings of Brooklyn store-owners this year, according to a report by the NY Daily News. Mohammed Gebeli of 5th Avenue’s Valentino Fashion was the first of the three store-owners, killed on Friday, July 6, 2012.
Perrone – a Staten Island resident that turns 64 tomorrow – has not yet been charged, but is in police custody. He was arrested after the NYPD had released surveillance camera photographs of four persons-of-interest, a group that included Perrone.
Police has linked the murders of the three Middle Eastern shopkeepers to the same gun before the recovery of Perrone’s sawed-off .22 caliber shotgun. Police also found black gloves, legless pantyhose, a bloody kitchen knife, and two folding knives that could have been used in the crimes, according the Daily News report.
Isaac Kadare, the owner of a 99-cent store on 86th Street in Bensonhurst, was killed on August 2. Rahmatolla Vahidipour, the 78-year-old owner of a store on Flatbush Avenue, was murdered on November 16.
Beautiful but deadly (Image source: *水華* via Flickr).
Residents of 73rd Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue say police from the 68th Precinct haven’t done enough to stem all the drug dealing, noise, and WWE-style violence on their formerly peaceful block, as reported by Will Bredderman for Brooklyn Paper. Continue reading »
A police sketch of the possible suspect.
A man and woman are currently being sought for questioning in connection with the two related murders of beloved store owners Mohamed Gebeli and Isaac Kedare.
Police sources told NBC that the pair are not currently considered suspects, but may have information.
In addition to being killed with the same .22 caliber gun, both victims are of Egyptian descent, and were draped in “clothing or material” after being shot.
According to NBC, one theory investigators are looking into is that the killer may have mixed up the address number of his intended victim. Kedare’s 99 cents store’s address is 1877 86th Street. Gebeli’s mens clothing shop is located about a mile away, at 7718 5th Avenue. Continue reading »
A sketch of the possible suspect (image credit: NYPD).
CBS is reporting that a suspect wanted in connection with the brutal murder of a well-liked Bensonhurst store owner may have also killed beloved Bay Ridge clothier Mohammed Gebeli last month.
Police sources told 1010 WINS that the .22 caliber gun used to murder 99 cent store proprietor and landlord Isaac Kadare last Thursday, was the same weapon used to take Gebeli’s life on July 6.
From CBS:
Kadare, 59, was found dead around 9 p.m. on Thursday by two customers inside the “Amazing 99 cents Deals” store in the 1800 block of 86th Street. He was found shot in the head, the Medical Examiner confirmed with CBS 2.
A $12,000 reward – including $10,000 from NYPD, and $2,000 from Crime Stoppers – is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the case. State Senator Marty Golden – who had previously put up $5,000 of a $10,000 reward for information leading to Gebeli’s killer – announced that he’ll also offer $5,000 in connection with the Kadare case.
Kadare’s family told Daily News that they believe he may have been targeted because of $900 in rent money he had collected just prior to the incident.
According to the News, “a witness said the suspect bumped into him and barked ‘What are you looking at?’ before he fled into a nearby Mexican bakery…” Minutes later, he was reportedly seen getting into “a black or gray, two-door jeep.”
The suspect is described as a 5-foot-5 male weighing around 140 pounds. A police sketch can be seen above.
An incoming 911 call on the night of July 6, alerted police to 65-year-old clothing store owner Mohamed Gebeli, whom a group of friends reportedly found fatally shot on the floor of Valentino Fashion [7718 5th Ave].
Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS [8477] or text “TIP577″ [plus your message] to “CRIMES” [274637].