Warning: there are bad people out there

Rico says his friend Tex forwards this:

A MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN

While driving on a rural end of the roadway, 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 all kinds of thoughts ran through my head. But when I got to my destination, I called the PD 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, as 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 Department 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 area and the 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!!! DIAL 9-1-1 AND REPORT WHAT YOU SAW, BUT DON'T EVEN SLOW DOWN.

Oh, yeah, about the eggs:

"IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND EGGS ARE THROWN AT YOUR WINDSHIELD, DO NOT STOP TO CHECK YOUR CAR, DO NOT OPERATE THE WIPERS, AND DO NOT SPRAY ANY WATER, BECAUSE EGGS MIXED WITH WATER BECOME MILKY AND CAN BLOCK YOUR VISION. 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 UNSAVORY INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL TAKE DESPERATE MEASURES TO GET WHAT THEY WANT."

Please talk to your loved ones about this. This is a new tactic being used. Please be safe.
Get started NOW -- SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES TO BE CAREFUL AND BE AWARE OF EVERYTHING AROUND THEM SO AS NOT TO BECOME THE VICTIM.

Warning:
Some people know about the use of fake red light on cars, but not about dialing *55. 

It was about one in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An unmarked police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. Lauren's parents always told her to never pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc.
Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called *55 on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind her. The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was, and there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm, and that he had back up already on the way.
Ten minutes later four cop 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 threw him to the ground. The man was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. 

I never knew about the *55 cell phone feature. I tried it on my AT&T phone & it said, "Dialing Emergency Number". 

Especially for a woman alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going on to a safe place.

Speaking to a service representative at Bell Mobility confirmed that *55 was a direct link to the State troopers in every state. 

Now it's your turn to let your friends know about "Dialing *55"
You may want to send this to everyone you know; it may well save a life.

Rico says this is all very ugly and stupid, but it does cry out for people to start carrying large-caliber gubs in their cars; that would slow down this bullshit...