Police use telephone spam to help locate hit & run driver

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

Only one problem:  Anyone can pretend to be the cops and do one of these
telephone spam campaigns using a VoIP robot.  Caller ID spoofing can also
make the campaign even more realistic.  For example: The San Francisco
police advise you to leave town at once due to an unidentified crop-duster
spraying over downtown San Francisco.

 

Richard

 

http://wbztv.com/local/somerville.hit.and.2.773582.html

Reverse 911 Used In Search For Hit & Run Driver

SOMERVILLE (WBZ) ― Somerville Police hope a recorded phone message will lead
them to the driver wanted for a hit-and-run that left a little girl with a
fractured skull. 

9-year-old Natalie McPherson was hit Saturday morning just after 7 a.m. on
Highland Avenue near Benton Road. A witness said the driver sped off toward
the high school in a late model blue BMW. The car should have damage to the
passenger side headlight and mirror and a small piece missing from the
passenger side molding. 

Investigators don't have a license plate number so they're turning to the
public for help. 

They sent out recorded messages to 24,600 phones in the area Tuesday hoping
to generate some leads. 

Captain Paul Upton told WBZ's Bill Shields 16,000 people listened to the
message, which has created dozens of tips.  The advanced reverse 911 system
is typically used for road closures and snow emergencies, but Upton said
they're now using it to help solve crimes as well.

McPherson is out of the hospital. She told WBZ she does not remember the
accident. Her injuries have forced her to miss summer camp. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Somerville Police at 617-625-1212.

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