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Priestess Elizabeth Mason

A bit of useful advice - verified by the Dorset Police

  • 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. 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 police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop 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 need to make some signals that you acknowledge them I.e., put on your hazard lights or call 112 like Lauren did.

    Little bit of wonderful information. (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 any females

    If it is a genuine unmarked police vehicle it will definitely have blue lights fitted, probably in the front grill. Once you pull over, lock your doors, lower the window just enough to allow you to talk to the officers and request from him/her/them proof of identity.if they do not produce a warrant card.do not unlock your doors or open the window any further. If they insist, be polite and inform them that you will follow them to a police station, once at the police station only then should you accept the fact that they are police officers. There will be no comeback on you from any officer by following these instructions. DO NOT take it for granted that just because a vehicle behind you flashes blue lights it is a police vehicle. Criminals are now using this tactic to rob and steal vehicles