I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 MY,~leP&
p.m. J<0{3pZY
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED < D/K[mz-
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's s<zN`&t
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have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the f~ NS{gL*
side of )8A.Wg4S;c
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * t`Kpbfk
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called itYoR-XJ
#77 9;+& }:IVS
on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull 0]4X/u#N
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an Rn~'S2`u
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind ZAr6RRv ^
her. @Chl>s
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was ZaYiby@Ci
and Sb[>R(0:
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he uO]D=Z\S(
had .;4N:*hY
back up already on the way. \J+a7N8m,
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind ^I! Z)/
her. ,{PN6B
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car pG#tMec
behind. |M;Nq@bRv
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man g{V(Wy T@
was "z{/*uM2<
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. ,D;8~l lM
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a (%X *b.n=
woman dPEDsG0$a
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. -TF}, V~
Apparently FOQ-KP\ =,
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet ESCN/ocV
place. Wq A) V,E
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( }|Qh+{H*.
i.e. 3Y )&[aj
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. k+9F;p7
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little rRRh-%.RU
bit q-(~w!e
of wonderful information. !, BJO3&
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed peVY2\1>R
that v
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#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let 3N_KNW
your &V?+Y2
friends know about #77. G3_7e A#;
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
