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HOOKMAN SERIES: PSA
Steve
Young · 50 followers
June 23 at 3:28pm ·
1.00pm in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to
visit a friend, when an UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and
put its lights on. Lauren's 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. So Lauren remembered her parents' advice, and telephoned 112 from her mobile
phone.
This connected her to the police dispatcher-- she
told the dispatcher that there was an unmarked car with a flashing blue
light behind her and that she would not pull over right away but wait
until she was in a service station or busy area.
 The dispatcher checked to see if there was a
police car where she was and there wasn't and he told her to keep
driving, remain calm and that he had back-up already on the way.
Ten minutes later 4 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 like Lauren did.
Too bad 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 friends, especially any
females.
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Never heard of 112. Is it the same as calling 911?
ReplyDeleteFrom post:
ReplyDelete(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).
I never heard of it either
Um, if you have no signal how can you can you make any calls regardless of what number you dial?
ReplyDeleteI can see it working if you have a phone, but no *service* because your phone hasn't been registered with any carriers or you let your contract lapse. But to work with no signal, yeah not getting it.
As I recall, 999 is the Brit equivalent of 911.
ReplyDeleteabout.com says "No". Call 911, as 112 is the Euro emergency number:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/crime/a/Dial-112-Cell-Phone-Emergency.htm
"if you have no signal how can you can you make any calls regardless"
ReplyDeleteI think 911 works on any cell phone in the states as long as there is a signal regardless of the provider you have contract with.
This is good if you live where 999 exists. It dors NOT in the US.
ReplyDelete- Celebrate Homogeneity
That 112 bidness is usn's youro traysh.
ReplyDelete911 works on cell phones, even if you have no subscription service.
ReplyDeleteKeep an old, unused/uncurrent/unpaid cell phone in your car, "safe" room at home, workplace, gun range, etc.
It should work with 911, even if you aren't paying for cell service.
Before you depend on it, though, call 911 and say something like, "This a non-emergency test of an emergency-only phone."
(What? Yeah, don't forget the charger.)