Sharing some very important info I got from a girlfriend:
Ladies, please take note of this advice and be wary of any UnMarked Police Car requesting you to pull over.
NEVER3 Stop at the side of the roads for UnMarked Police Cars Please!!!
On Tuesday, 12 November 2013 11:44 PM, wrote:
Subject: READ IT THEN PASS IT ON, DON'T JUST DELETE
RECORD THIS VERY IMPORTANT EMERGENCY NO.
*I TESTED CALLING THE NUMBER "112" THIS MORNING AND WAS CONNECTED TO
EMERGENCY CENTER ( WITHIN 3 RINGS )....*
*THE LADY, PROBABLY A POLICEWOMAN WHO ANSWERED COULD IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFY
ME AS MR. CHAN, APA SAYA BOLEH BANTU?( I was calling from my mobile phone and I explained to her I was checking out the emergency mobile no. 112)*
*SO GUYS PLEASE RECORD THIS VERY IMPORTANT EMERGENCY NO. *
*THIS IS NOT A JOKE. YOU CAN TRY BUT EXPLAIN WHOEVER ANSWER YOUR CALL.**
*Save the number 112 in your handphone and marked it as POLICE EMERGENCY!!*
The number does work from a mobile. This actually happened to someone's daughter. She is 19 yrs old and in college.
This incident took place over the holiday break.
It was on a Saturday and it was about 1.00 pm in the
afternoon and she was driving to visit a friend, when an UNMARKED
police car pulled up behind her and put its lights on. Her parents
have 4 children (of various ages) and have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather wait until they get to a service station, etc.****
Remembering her parents' advice, she telephoned 112 from her mobile phone.
This connected her to the police emergency centre. She told the policeman
that there was an unmarked car with a flashing blue light behind her and that she would not pull over then but wait until she was in a service
station or busy area. The policeman checked to see if there was a police car where she was and there wasn't. He told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he had back-up already on the way.
Sure enough, ten minutes later 2 police 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 that bit of advice, but especially for a woman alone in a car,
you do not have to pull over for an UNMARKED car. Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going to a 'safe' place. You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them i.e. Put on your hazard lights,
or call 112. ****
What a pity that the mobile phone companies don't give you this little bit
of wonderful information. So now it's your turn to let your friends know about 112 (112 is an emergency number on your mobile that takes you straight to the police because 999 does not work if you have no signal).
This is good information that I did not know! Please pass on to all your very good friends, especially any females. As far as I am aware, 112 uses a system called triangulation so that it can also pinpoint exactly where you are
phoning from.
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The above information was provided by the father of the girl.
