Do You Always Have to Stop?
Dial *112 to Find out!
After reading this information, I felt compelled to share it with you, as it may save your life
How do you know if you are being pulled over by a policeman,
or a convicted felon with a flashing light?
All 50 states recognize the potential problem, so for your own safety you can now call *112 instead of pulling off to the side of the road in the middle of a dark road. Read the following information and you will be convinced that this new procedure should be known by everyone.
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As shared on Facebook, Feb. 16, 2013:
EVERYBODY SHOULD READ THIS!!!!!!!!! WARNING:
Some knew about the red light on cars, but not Dialing *112.
An UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. Lauren's parents have always told her to never pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather to wait until they get 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 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.
I tried it on my AT&T phone & it said, "Dialing Emergency Number." 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 on 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 "Dialing, *112" You may want to send this to every Man, Woman & Youngster you know; it may well save a life.
2010 example: Email text contributed by A&J Ogden, June 16, 2010:
*112 may save your life Some knew about the red light on cars, but not the *112.
It was about 1:00 p.m. 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 they get to a gas station, etc. Lauren had actually listened to her parents 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 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
About that college student named "Lauren" The existence of "Lauren," the female college student in the viral tale who purportedly saved her own life by dialing #77 (or *112, or #112, etc.) to notify police when an unmarked car attempted to pull her over, has never been confirmed. While officer impersonations of the type described in the story do occur, we have no way of knowing whether the specifics of this particular story are true.
PASS ALONG THIS INFORMATION FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY
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