I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 u-p E
;|
p.m. TpZ) wC
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED /+sn -$/"i
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's *2 4P T7
parents FD#?pVyPn^
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the 5gGYG
]*l
side of +sE8 1B
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * Zx55mSfx:
Nb
#E +\q
hof$0Fg
Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called E`iT>+LG
<
#77 GfJm&'U&
on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull 5 & -fX:/
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an mh.0%
9`9
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind /zuU
her. A
,l cR:@w
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was gJ c5Y
and L,waQk / @
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he 8
:$kFy\A'
had KHcf P7
back up already on the way. 7u! R 'D
E` XUK,b
Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind `\q4z-<-
her. 2j 4VW0:
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car [ G[HQ)A
behind. Rr4r[g#
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man v=i [s
was _7] 5 Q
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. +tdt>)a
8 8pz <$
I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a ')bx1gc(?
woman &>@nW!n
u
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. RX =C)q2c
Apparently 6O$ O M
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet //Hn[wEOh
place. }N2T/U
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( Y$Js5K@F
i.e. Kdx?s;i
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. X LA
ECg/ge2
Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little tV*g1)'zX
bit 4'Vuhqk
of wonderful information. A<9ZX=DAjw
_ 9#4
*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed R7x4v
that x
nW apG
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let \[]36|$LS
your 6rt .ec (
friends know about #77. /_x?PiL
5U3="L
Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
