I received the following in an email earlier this week. I can not say for sure this is true but it is worth mentioning just in case!!
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT UNMARKED POLICE CARS...
It was about 1:00 in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. Lauren's parents have always told her never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather to wait until she got to a gas station, etc.
Lauren had actually listened to her parent’s advice, and promptly called 112 on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind her. The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was and there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he had back-up state troopers already on the way.
Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind her. One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car behind. They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground.
The man was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes.
I never knew about the 112 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a woman alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe place.
Speaking to a service representative at Bell Mobility confirmed that 112 was a direct link to State trooper info. So, now it's your turn to let your friends know about 112.
You may want to send this to every woman (and man) you know; it may save a life.
This applies to ALL 50 states
3 comments:
According to Snopes.com the story is a mixture of truth and tall tales. Waiting until you are in a well lit, well populated area is good stuff.
Dialing 112 is nonsense as it does not even apply to the United States but rather is a number that supposedly worked in the UK. You can check it (and other e-mail forwards) out here:
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/fakecop.asp
That would be a scary situation to be under. Especially if it were at night where you just couldn't see that well to know what was going on. I think I would call 911 since the previous comment said that 112 doesn't work in the USA. And if I knew I wasn't speeding or anything than I would be suspicious and call 911 for help.
Have a Great Weekend!
Angela
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