Woman uses Pizza Hut’s mobile app to escape a hostage crisis
It’s sometimes too dangerous to call 911, but one Florida woman just found a potentially life-saving alternative: a food delivery app. When Cheryl Treadway’s boyfriend threatened to hurt her and her family if they left home, she used Pizza Hut’s mobile app to send a request for help under the pretext of ordering food. Thankfully, staff caught the message and sent police to Treadway’s home, getting the hostages out safely. This kind of stealthy, app-based plea won’t be as necessary once text-to-911 rolls out in earnest, but it’s good to know that it’s an option in dire circumstances.
[Image credit: AP Photo/Alan Diaz]
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet, Mobile
Via: Daily Dot
Source: WTSP
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