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Steve@STATELINE P/W
Guest
This was passed to me and I thought I'd pass it to you guys.
My name is Captain Abraham Sands of the
Jacksonville, Florida Police
Department. I have been asked by state and
local authorities to
write this email in order to get the word out to car
drivers of a very dangerous
prank that is occurring in numerous states.
Some person or persons have been affixing
hypodermic needles to the
underside of gas pump handles. These needles
appear to be infected
with HIV positive blood. In the Jacksonville area alone
there have been
17 cases of people being stuck by these needles over the
past five
months. We have verified reports of at least 12 others in
various states
around the country.
It is believed that these may be copycat
incidents due to someone
reading about the crimes or seeing them reported on
the television. At this
point no one has been arrested and catching the
perpetrator(s) has become
our top priority.
Shockingly, of the 17 people who where
stuck, eight have tested HIV
positive and because of the nature of the
disease, the others could
test positive in a couple years.
Evidently the consumers go to fill their car
with gas, and when
picking up the pump handle get stuck with the infected
needle. IT IS
IMPERATIVE TO CAREFULLY CHECK THE HANDLE of the gas pump
each time you use one. LOOK AT EVERY SURFACE YOUR HAND MAY TOUCH,
INCLUDING UNDER THE HANDLE.
If you do find a needle affixed to one,
immediately contact your local
police department so they can collect the
evidence.
***********PLEASE HELP US BY MAINTAINING A
VIGILANCE AND BY
FORWARDING THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO DRIVES.
THE MORE PEOPLE WHO KNOW OF THIS THE BETTER PROTECTED
WE CAN ALL BE. >>
Steve
Stateline Pressure Washing
My name is Captain Abraham Sands of the
Jacksonville, Florida Police
Department. I have been asked by state and
local authorities to
write this email in order to get the word out to car
drivers of a very dangerous
prank that is occurring in numerous states.
Some person or persons have been affixing
hypodermic needles to the
underside of gas pump handles. These needles
appear to be infected
with HIV positive blood. In the Jacksonville area alone
there have been
17 cases of people being stuck by these needles over the
past five
months. We have verified reports of at least 12 others in
various states
around the country.
It is believed that these may be copycat
incidents due to someone
reading about the crimes or seeing them reported on
the television. At this
point no one has been arrested and catching the
perpetrator(s) has become
our top priority.
Shockingly, of the 17 people who where
stuck, eight have tested HIV
positive and because of the nature of the
disease, the others could
test positive in a couple years.
Evidently the consumers go to fill their car
with gas, and when
picking up the pump handle get stuck with the infected
needle. IT IS
IMPERATIVE TO CAREFULLY CHECK THE HANDLE of the gas pump
each time you use one. LOOK AT EVERY SURFACE YOUR HAND MAY TOUCH,
INCLUDING UNDER THE HANDLE.
If you do find a needle affixed to one,
immediately contact your local
police department so they can collect the
evidence.
***********PLEASE HELP US BY MAINTAINING A
VIGILANCE AND BY
FORWARDING THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO DRIVES.
THE MORE PEOPLE WHO KNOW OF THIS THE BETTER PROTECTED
WE CAN ALL BE. >>
Steve
Stateline Pressure Washing