Crime & Safety
Stamford Man Enters Wrong Apartment, Calls Woman His Mom: PD
The man left after the woman gave him a couple bucks for cigarettes, police said.

STAMFORD, CT — Acity woman was startled to say the least when she awoke to a strange man in her bedroom Tuesday night that kept calling her "mom," according to police.
The incident happened at a Tresser Building apartment and the man reportedly kissed her on the cheek, according to the Stamford Advocate.
He then tried to open a brief case and eventually left after the woman gave him $2 for cigarettes, police said. Manuel Mercardo, 49, was charged with burglary and disorderly conduct.
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