On the evening of April 5, 999 operators received a phone call from a woman, according to a statement from the North Yorkshire Police Service. The woman calling told the operator she wanted to order pizza. The woman was then asked if she was in trouble, and when the answer was “yes”, action was taken.
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEY WERE ON THE BUS
Communication with the woman, who could only answer “yes” and “no” to the questions, was continued via text message.
Police determined that the woman was on a bus in North Yorkshire and that the man next to her was likely to harm her.
DETENTION
The police stopped the vehicle, which they detected using bus tracking systems. A 40-year-old man was detained in the incident. While the woman was given protection and support, the person in question was released.
“I knew there were people abroad who used the ‘order pizza’ technique to ask the police for help, but I don’t remember a similar call in North Yorkshire,” said Inspector Dan Spence of the North Yorkshire Police Service. said. (AA)