Subject:
READ IT THEN
PASS IT ON THIS IMPORTANT
MESSAGE.
DEAR
FRIENDS, 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 TO
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
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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The above information was provided by the father of the girl.
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