[guide.chat] FW: 112

  • From: "Bonner" <djbonner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Guide Chat" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:51:47 +0100


Subject:  READ IT THEN PASS IT ON DON'T JUST DELETE 

I know you don't all live in Dorset but a mobile is a mobile where ever you 
live.  I didn't know about 112 did you?

A bit of useful advice - verified by the Dorset Police. 
The number does work from a mobile.

This actually happened to someone's daughter. Lauren was 19 yrs old and in 
college.
This story takes place over the Christmas/New Year's holiday break.

It was the Saturday before New Year and it was about 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. 

As far as I am aware, 112 uses a system called triangulation so they can also 
pinpoint exactly where you are phoning from.

READ IT THEN PASS IT ON DON'T JUST DELETE - IMPORTANT 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
      

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