Posted by Terry S. (24.24.79.45) on June 19, 2000 at 18:59:15:
> > ***********DANGEROUS PRANK:*****************
> > >> Please read and forward to anyone you know who drives.
> > >>
> > >> 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
> > >> 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. ***********
> > >>
> > >> Tobia E. Cuney
> > >> North Carolina State Bar
> > >> Grievance Department
> > >> (919) 828-4620 ext 227
> > >> Email: Tcuney@NCBar.com