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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED !}?]&[N=
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's 39#>C~BOl
parents 4+"SG@i`W
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the eNb =`
side of *uR'eXW
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * Y.J$f<[R
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull vD t? N9
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an &baY[[N
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind gw:BKR'o
her. va<pHSX&I@
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was |1R @Jz`
and ;p8xL)mUP
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he YR2/`9s\QJ
had ML-g"wv
back up already on the way. ?*= Jq
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind `^ok5w"oi
her. J%' |IwA
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car Vv]mME@
behind. +,,~ <Vm
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man !WXSrI CX[
was A:(uK>5{Kk
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. 2z:9^a/]Na
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a X +R_TC
woman A\ >qoR!Y
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. }dCnFZ{K3
Apparently f{0PLFj
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet PR0]:t)E
place. }J1#UH_E
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( sXA =KD8
i.e. t*#T~3p
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. tEl_A"^e
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little Zh*I0m
bit {1[8,Ho
of wonderful information. rcCM x"L=
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed vHmn)d1pl
that "-
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#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let e!#:h4 I
your 7JbrIdDl|
friends know about #77. dL>ZL1.$
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
