Missing Dog Found In Bridgeport
UPDATE–Doggie and owner to reunite tomorrow!
#Bridgeport CT–Francisco Berrios found this pit bull running on Barnum Avenue this afternoon. He says it was almost hit by cars a couple of 
Pedestrian hit by car
9:09pm–Bridgeport CT–Pedestrian hit by a car at Park Ave. and John Street. First responders on the way.
Oven Fire
9:06pm–#Bridgeport CT–Self cleaning oven fire at 160 Village Lane. Time to call Marsillio’s Appliance and TV at 2031 Black Rock Tpke in Fairfield. (203) 366-7541. Same fire crew from the car fire responding to this.
Tonight’s Car Fire
Nakedman Kidnaps Girlfiend’s Baby
Here is the police report on the story we reported as it was happening!
(Bridgeport, CT – March 11, 2013) – A 30-year-old faces charges after he allegedly stripped naked, snatched his girlfriend’s baby and ran through traffic on Interstate 95. Santos Rodriguez, of Burr Road, was arrested. The baby didn’t suffer serious injuries. Police were called early Saturday morning at about 4 a.m. The mother of the baby called police and said that her boyfriend, who appeared to be under the influence of drugs, had run out of her house naked while carrying her naked infant son. While en route, Officer Jeffrey Holtz was flagged down by a gas station manager who reported seeing a naked man running east on Fairfield Avenue and that he appeared to be carrying something.
Police in the area immediately started searching for Rodriguez and the baby. A short time later, police were notified that the Connecticut State Police had Rodriguez and the child on the exit ramp of I-95. Police also learned that Rodriguez had run across both the northbound and southbound lanes of the highway while holding the child. CSP reported dispatchers had received numerous 911 calls from motorists. As police arrived, a passing motorist pulled over on the ramp to help. Rodriguez opened the passenger door of the vehicle, put the baby on the front seat and sat down on the roadway. He was handcuffed there.
The child was taken to Bridgeport Hospital to be checked out. There, the mother told Holtz what had transpired: She said Rodriguez had come home after a night out and was acting erratically. He had a history of abusing PCP. Stumbling around, he said someone was after him again and said that she was the devil, at one point throwing a Bible at her.
He then stripped off his clothes, snatched the child from his playpen and began removing the child’s clothes. He then pushed his way past the mother and ran out of the house. Rodriguez was charged with first-degree kidnapping, risk of injury to a minor, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. He was held on $100,000 bond.
15 Year Old Followed By Car
3:07pm–Bridgeport CT–A 15 year old girl was walking to William Street when a white car started following her on Barnum and Caroline Street and attempted to get her into his car. The girl safely made it to her destination and told her mother who immediately called police. Police are interviewing the girl and her mother now. At the moment police are looking for a four door white car with a silver bumper, no plate number nor make or model. The driver is a dark skinned African American driver about 40 years of age. We will update this post as more information becomes available.
Fairfield Police Contract Going Before RTM
Editorial- The RTM will decide the Fairfield Police Department’s Police Contract on March 18th. The police union has been operating without a contract for over two years. That includes two hurricanes and one blizzard of service without complaint. Two weeks ago 5 officers were sent into a wooded area where a man with a gun a during a standoff. The officers did not hesitate to move in when ordered even after a shot already rang out. Why is Fairfield making them wait for a decent contract?
Fairfield has a history of being anti-union, dragging on negotiations with the firefighters union and even the nurses union.
If you live in the town of Fairfield, please contact your RTM officials listed below and tell them you support a decent contract for the police. Tell them you are tired of the town’s anti union position:
District 1:
David M. Becker: 203-424-0024 (phone), david@davidbecker.com (e-mail)
Michael Herley: 203-308-1409 (phone), michael.herley@gmail.com (email)
Carolyn Richmond: 203-259-4803 (phone), clrichmond@optimum.net (e-mail)
Gaylord Meyer: 203-930-2229 (phone), gaylordmeyer@gmail.com (e-mail)
Eric G. Sundman: 203-255-0101 (phone), ericsundman@optonline.net (e-mail)
District 2:
Peter Ambrose: 203-259-0009 (phone), Peterambrose@snet.net (e-mail)
Amy Jennings: 203-259-2335 (phone)
Jeffrey R. Steele: 203-292-3530 (phone), steelejb@optonline.net (e-mail)
John R. Mitola: 203-254-7288 (phone), jrmitola@aol.com (e-mail)
Keith Storm Varian: 203-292-6860 (phone), kvarian@murthalaw.com (e-mail)
District 3:
Edward J. Bateson III: 203-530-3915 (phone), bateson@optonline.net (e-mail)
Thomas P. Conley: 203-255-9659 (phone)
Francis “Hank” Ference: 203-259-6966 (phone), hank110@optonline.net (e-mail)
Mary I. McCullough: 203-255-0877 (phone), mccullough1450@gmail.com (e-mail)
G. David Mackenzie: 203-255-3348 (phone), gdavid_mackenzie@ml.com (e-mail)
District 4:
Joseph M. DeMartino: 203-256-0036 (phone), joseph.demartino@gmail.com (e-mail)
Arthur G. Hug: 203-372-3379 (phone)
Joseph J. Palmer: 203-254-2522 (phone), joe.palmer@mac.com (e-mail)
Heather Dean: 203-255-5238 (phone), heatherdean2012@gmail.com (e-mail)
Amy Mezoff: 203-522-4090 (phone), amezoffrtm@gmail.com (e-mail)
District 5:
Matthew Ambrose: 203-259-0009 (phone), ambrosem@raveis.com (e-mail)
Joshua Garskof: 203-520-5053 (phone), jgrtm5@gmail.com (e-mail)
Christopher M. McAleese: 203-368-2627 (phone), mcaleesechris@ymail.com (e-mail)
Ruth A. Smey: 203-336-3216 (phone), smey@sbcglobal.net (e-mail)
Ann Stamler: 203-767-3614 (phone), annstamler.dem@gmail.com
District 6:
Christopher J. Brogan: 203-615-1896 (phone), cbrogan5@optonline.net (e-mail)
Leonora P. Campbell: 203-335-2423 (phone), leonorartm6@gmail.com (e-mail)
Julie K. Gottlieb: 203-374-1884 (phone), juliertm6@gmail.com
Sheila H. Marmion: 203-373-1855 (phone), marmionsh@aol.com (e-mail)
Jay G. Wolk: 203-203-0591 (phone), jgwolkrtm6@gmail.com (e-mail)
District 7:
Jennifer Hochberg: 203-372-9838 (phone), jahochberg7@gmail.com (email)
Kevin L. Hoffkins: 203-371-5081 (phone), khoffkins@optonline.net (e-mail)
Eric S. Newman: 203-219-9877 (phone), ericnewmancpa@yahoo.com (e-mail)
Marc Patten: 203-820-4447 (phone), marcpatten@att.net (e-mail)
Harold G. Schwartz: 203-371-7217 (phone), hal7rtm@yahoo.com (e-mail)
District 8:
Kathryn L. Braun: 203-256-0334 (phone), kathrynbraund8@yahoo.com (email)
Dana Kery: 203-256-0762 (phone), danakery@gmail.com (email)
Allen Marks: 203-255-9422 (phone), allenmarksrtm@gmail.com (email)
Thomas E. McCarthy: 203-259-4620 (phone), temccarth@yahoo.com (e-mail)
Jeffrey Stopa: 203-521-0825 (phone), jeffstopa2@gmail.com (e-mail)
District 9:
Bill Domeika: 203-650-0986 (phone), williamdomeika@gmail.com (e-mail)
Joseph L.A. Felner Jr.: 203-292-5533 (phone)
Ellen Jacob: 203-259-3747 (phone), dancingusa@optonline.net (e-mail)
Carol Pontrelli: 203-259-4761 (phone), carol.ponti@aol.com (e-mail)
Nicholas D. Mirabile: 203-256-0858 (phone), nickmirabile@yahoo.com (e-mail)
District 10:
Leigh Hannum: Leighhannum@yahoo.com (e-mail)
Kenneth R. Lee: 203-615-3898 (phone), kenlee4rtm@gmail.com (e-mail)
Bruce Ryan: 203-256-8336 (phone), bryan@sourcegrp.com (e-mail)
Carol J. Way: 203-256-8613 (phone), cjffld@gmail.com (e-mail)
Happenings NOW
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4:22am–Bridgeort CT-Tonight’s car fire is at 153 Jones Avenue.
4:04am–Bridgeport CT–Report of naked man running with a naked child eastbound Fairfield Ave. near Pine Street. He is now on I-95 southbound near exit 27A UPDATE–.4:20am–Bridgeport CT–Naked man ran with naked baby from Pine Street/Fairfield Ave. onto I-95 southbound exit 26 where police have the baby safe and sound with the naked man in custody.
2:17am–Bridgeport CT—I-95 southbound between exits 29 and 30 one woman ejected from her car with very serious injuries.
1:33am–Bridgeport CT–Manhunt for a person running through backyards with a shotgun on East Ave.
1:11am–Stratford CT –I-95 southbound on or near the Moses Wheeler Bridge rollover accident in the right lane.
Great Burgers Are Just The Start At Lil’ Mo’s
I’ve driven by Lil Mo’s at 2415 Main Street in Stratford and the other stores on Main Street dozens of times without giving
them very much thought. I received a message from the owner’s husband on Facebook to check them out. He’s a former Westport cop and very proud of what his wife put together. So I stopped in and met Maureen and she was as nice as could be. She showed me the menu and was proud of how fresh her food is. I took her up on her offer to stop by with my family to give them a try. I took one of their take out menus home with me and was able to see the variety to choose, from a hotdog to seafood and steaks. Maureen told me she and her mom use to run the Bun and Burger on Paradise Green years ago. I’m always in search for a great burger so that is what I went there for.
Our waiter was as nice as Maureen and he told us about the specials and the soups of the day. We started off with the French Onion Soup which was outstanding. French Onion Soup is one of my favorites and I order it whenever its on the menu and this was better than at the highest end restaurants. My wife had the homemade chili and it did have some heat to it. It was awesome when we put it on the waffle fries that came with our dinners.
Not a lot of time elapsed from when the soup bowls were removed before our dinners arrived, I like that! Being the purist that I am I ordered The Legend’s Burger which was 2 patties served with cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo on a Portuguese roll. The first thing I noticed was how soft and fluffy the roll was, very fresh! Lean over your dish as you take your first bite because these burgers are juicy! It was by far one of the best burgers I’ve had in a long time! I also sampled my son’s BBQ Bacon burger which was a quarter pounder topped with BBQ sauce, bacon and cheese, oh how tasty the flavors mingled. To me the best of the best was my wife’s order of a Patty Melt-A 6 ounce Black Angus burger served with sauteed onions, melted cheese, lettuce, tomato on rye. This was a true symphony of flavors!
My daughter loves burgers but she opted for the Shrimp Roll which is popcorn shrimp served on a toasted New England roll. I was able to convince her for one bite. This is the most flavorful shrimp I’ve had in a very long time. Again here is where freshness is the key, I forgot how delicious the natural flavor of shrimp is. Even in the finest restaurants shrimp like most seafood is frozen and the flavor is lost and you have to flavor it with lemon or cocktail sauce, this isn’t the case! I can’t wait to try more of their extensive seafood menu.
The waffle fries that come with most orders as I mentioned are excellent. The onion rings however are to die for! The very best I had were homemade at Tanner’s Restaurant back in the day in the 70s and 80s in Ansonia. These were just as good if not better! Again, freshness is the key!
We were all too full have a dessert of our own so the four of us shared a almond cake and a cheese cake. My wife and kids are big cheese cake fans and they all agreed this cheese cake rivals infamous Juniors cheesecakes in New York City. I’m a chocoholic but wished I had more room for the almond cake, oh so moist and flavorful! My daughter and I stuck with Pepsi with our food while my wife and son enjoyed their freshly brewed tea. I noticed so many interesting drinks coming out from the bar.
Maureen visited our table a couple of times to make sure we were ok like any good host should do. She seemed a little disappointed that we mainly tried the burgers. Again we were out to find the best burger. I think we found a couple great burgers here. Maureen wanted us to try the seafood and steaks which I can’t wait to try. This is probably the best kept secret in Stratford until now. My wife and kids look so forward to visiting Lil’ Mo’s Cafe again and again! Check out their Facebook pager here.