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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED 5(Oc"0''H
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's (Ad!hyE(
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull )CQ}LbX Zy
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an +2O_LPV$,
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind A[a+,TN{
her. Ev#aMK
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and
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back up already on the way. Z8UM0B=i
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. uD3_'a
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet U 7?ez
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( xM\ApN~W
i.e. F{tSfKy2
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. L;`t%1
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of wonderful information. Bs}>#I
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed YZ@-0_Z
that y
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#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let ;wrgpP3
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friends know about #77. 2O/_hv.
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.