Man Convicted In Violent Suffolk County Home Invasion

CENTER MORICHES, NY — A New York City man was convicted of first degree burglary for his role in a violent Center Moriches home invasion last year, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota.

George Bidi, 21, and two alleged accomplices stormed into a home on Amanda Way on Nov. 16, 2016 and restrained a father, mother and one child with duct tape as they stole cash, jewelry, a cellphone and an Apple watch, Spota said in a release.

George, of Brooklyn, and two other suspects, 29-year-old Alexander Vaughan and 26-year-old Akim Adams, were armed with baseball bats and a handgun; authorities arrested the trio on the Southern State Parkway in Bay Shore shortly after the burglary, police said.

Vaughan and Adams are awaiting trial, Spota said, adding that George will be sentenced to up to 25 years in prison Nov. 28.