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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED Ney/[
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police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's Q_[ 3`j l
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have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the 5H*\t 7
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * S:
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called _f$^%?^
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull Vh_P/C+
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an BO ;6
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unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind < 1uZa
her. 3j\1S1
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and wK?vPS
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he B} l vr-c#
had
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back up already on the way. R}O_[
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind DGS $Ukz&T
her. tfj:@Z5&$C
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car vN`klDJgW[
behind. L7dd(^
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man &J+CSv,39
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. I}1NB3>^
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a wB.&}p9p
woman @7IIM{
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. 9[<)WQe6M
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet 3kybLO G
place. <g"{Wv: h
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( E=nIRG|g
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. bbE!qk;hEP
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little '@_d(N1jTw
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of wonderful information. YNQY4\(
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed g:hjy@ w
that
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#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let k$ blEa4
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friends know about #77. F(>Np2oi6
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
