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> Subject: Police warning when driving.!! DON'T IGNORE
> Just this past weekend there was a 20yrs old young man on the Gold Coast
> who
> came upon a broken down car with a young woman standing next to it. He
> stopped and asked if she need assistance and two big islander guys came
> out
> of the bush and beat him up and stole his new car. So this is happening we
> need to be careful. Stay safe
> This only takes a few moments to read and it could save your life:
>
> BEWARE - Police warning when driving.!! DONT IGNORE...... Worth Passing
> On!
> This is happening now! Sad, especially if you are inclined to 'help'
> people.
> .
>
> While driving on a rural end of the roadway on Thursday morning, I saw an
> infant car seat on the side of the road with a blanket draped over it. For
> whatever reason, I did not stop, even though I had all kinds of thoughts
> running through my head. But when I got to my destination, I called the
> Police and they were going to check it out. But, this is what the Police
> advised even before they went out there to check....
>
> "There are several things to be aware of ... Gangs and thieves are now
> plotting different ways to get a person (mostly women)to stop their
> vehicle
> and get out of the car.
>
> "There is a gang initiation reported by the local Police where gangs are
> placing a car seat by the road...with a fake baby in it...waiting for a
> woman, of course, to stop and check on the abandoned baby.
>
> "Note that the location of this car seat is usually beside a wooded or
> grassy (field) area and the person -- woman -- will be dragged into the
> woods, beaten and raped, and usually left for dead. If it's a man, they're
> usually beaten and robbed and maybe left for dead, too.
>
> DO NOT STOP FOR ANY REASON!!! [run them over if they try to stop you
> by
> running into your path.]
>
> DIAL 0-0-0 AND REPORT WHAT YOU SAW, BUT DON'T EVEN SLOW DOWN.
>
> "IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND EGGS ARE THROWN AT YOUR WINDSCREEN, DO
> NOT
> STOP TO CHECK THE CAR, DO NOT OPERATE THE WIPER AND DO NOT SPRAY ANY WATER
> BECAUSE EGGS MIXED WITH WATER BECOME MILKY AND BLOCK YOUR VISION UP TO
> 92.5%
> AND YOU ARE THEN FORCED TO STOP BESIDE THE ROAD AND BECOME A VICTIM OF
> THESE CRIMINALS.
>
> THIS IS A NEW TECHNIQUE USED BY GANGS, SO PLEASE INFORM YOUR FRIENDS AND
> RELATIVES.
>
> THESE ARE DESPERATE TIMES AND THESE ARE UNSAVOURY INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL
> TAKE
> DESPERATE MEASURES TO GET WHAT THEY WANT." - Usually your Money or other
> valuables including your CAR... !!!
>
> Please talk to your loved ones about this. This is a new tactic used.
> Please
> be safe.
>
> Get started NOW -- SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES TO
> BE CAREFUL AND AWARE OF EVERYTHING AROUND THEM SO AS NOT TO BECOME A
> VICTIM.
>
>
> George Brown
> Technical Officer Surveillance
>
> Telephone: (08) 9172 8827 Fax: (08) 9172 1095
> Email: george.brown@mainroads.wa.gov.au <http://au.mc597.mail.yahoo
