Causeway Crime

"I got a call that the restaurant was being robbed by a busboy who saw what was happening and ran out of the store and jumped in his truck."
It was like something out of a movie according to Ed's Seafood Shed owner, Ed Bridges. "Four men, all dressed in black, had hoods on and gloves on. Almost a SWAT team look to them with automatic weapons and a sawed off shotgun and handguns."
The men entered Ed's Seafood Shed through a back entrance with guns drawn and demanding cash. All the customers were gone and the staff was cleaning up before closing up according to Barbara Bridges, Ed's wife. "We feel for our employees that it happened to. It's very traumatic to have a gun in your neck, a gun in your temple. A cashier and servers, they've handled this wonderfully well."
This happened just before 10 o'clock Friday night. The Spanish Fort, Vigor game was just letting out and the Causeway was full of traffic. The Bridges hope someone in one of those cars saw something that will solve this crime. "Mobile is a big city, but a small community and we're hoping someone somewhere knows something so that these people can be caught and it doesn't happen again," says Barbara.
Just down the Causeway from Ed's, DiDi Pipkins was managing the Blue Gill. "I feel comfortable here," she says. Word traveled fast about the robbery but she says the area is safe.
"They are beefing up security more than it was and I thought they were real good at the beginning but it's even got better."
The Bridges say the crooks were familiar with their business and as scary as it was, they are thankful. "Thank God my employees are safe," says Ed.
The manager of the restaurant had to get seven stitches after being hit in the head with a gun...
Spanish Fort police chief David Edgar says they are following up on several leads. If you have information you are asked to call police at (251) 626-4914.