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4 March 2010
Mike Bottomley has been kind enough to forward the following message
for our information:
Australian Police- MUST READ - PASS ONTO EVERYONE!!!
 UNMARKED POLICE CAR WARNING.
This number actually exists here in Australia . Read this and then
 send it to all your friends! I never even knew about being able to
 dial the number 112 feature! This actually happened to someone's
 daughter.
 Lauren was 19 yrs old and in university. This story takes place over
the Christmas/New Year's holiday break.
 It was the Saturday before New Year's and it was about 1pm 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 4 children (high school and university age) 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 petrol station,
 etc. So Lauren had actually listened to her parents' advice, and
 promptly phoned the number 112 on her mobile 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 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 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 that bit of advice, 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. You
 obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them i.e.,
 put on your hazard lights, or call No. 112 like Lauren did. Too bad
 the mobile phone companies don't give you this little bit of wonderful
 information.
 112 IS THE NUMBER TO RING IF YOU CANNOT GET SERVICE ON YOUR MOBILE
 IT'S LIKE 000
 So now it's your turn to let your friends know about No. 112.
 This is good information that I did not know!!!!
 Please pass on to any females that you know.
 Go to the Website now. It is real and very informative for all the
 family, then forward on to friends & family.
 http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_100581
 <http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_100581>

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