I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 klSA Y
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED t$-!1jq
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's y]b&3&
parents Pj{Y
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the ! ,&{1p
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * /L*JHNu"_
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called >
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull )k6kK}
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an j-9Zzgr
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind Q+a"Z^Z|
her. h#(J6ht
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was SCo; Ek
and D2MWrX
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he 6"<q{K
had EiCEB;*z|d
back up already on the way. jCp`woV
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind x f<wM]&
her. XWv;l)
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car -SN6&-#c_
behind. !i5~>p|4@
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man YK%rTbB(
was Q$8&V}jVW
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. 6gTc)rhRT
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a 55Ag<\7
woman ky=h7#wdv-
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. j-TRa,4bN
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet aKC,{}f$m
place. #9CLIYJAd
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( @"__2\ 0
i.e. =gQ^,x0R9
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. ,'&H`
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little .T\_4C
bit LGT?/gup
of wonderful information. 9s&Tv&%VN
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed XN}^:j_2
that 'e:(61_
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let lL"ANlX-P
your ^wxpinJ>
friends know about #77. FP>.@ Y
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.