On 7/2/2010 1:23 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> " > wrote in message
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>> Unmarked cars with red light on cars, drive to a populated area before
>> pulling over and remember call *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
>>
>>
>
>
> Urban legend.
>
> http://www.snopes.com/science/mobile.asp

What part of it is an "urban legend"? That *112 gets emergency
services? In most of the world it does, including in the US if you're
using a GSM phone.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_telephone_number>

That rapists have pretended to be cops? Google "fake cop rape" and
you'll find a remarkably large number of news stories.

That criminals have used dome lights and the like to make people pull
over to be victimized?
<http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20000661-504083.html>

That if you've got a cop behind you with his lights flashing and you
think that something's not kosher you should drive to a police station
or populated area or wait for another cop to show up?
<http://www.bbpd.org/traffic-vehicle-questions.htm#notpolicecar>.

The *112 part is the only one that isn't quite right and that's because
112 is the EU emergency number, not the primary US emergency number.