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Subject: Fw: important information, PLEASE READ > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 2:06 PM > Subject: important information, PLEASE READ > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 11:17 PM > > > Subject: read... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ** PLEASE READ: SPECIAL SAFETY MESSAGE ** > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 FORWARDING THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE YOU > > KNOW > > > > >WHO > > > > > > DRIVES. THE MORE PEOPLE WHO KNOW OF THIS THE BETTER PROTECTED WE > > CAN > > > ALL > > > > > > BE. > > > > > > > > > > > > Leo Roche > > > > > > RF Engineer <<...>> > > > > > > RF Performance Group > > > > > > BellSouth Mobility > > > > > > 1101 Greenwood Blvd, 4th Floor > > > > > > Lake Mary, FL 32746 > > > > > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > > > > > Mobile: (407) 416-0002 > > > > > > Office: (407) 771-1314 > > > > > > Fax: (407) 829-9358 > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > >