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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED ![jP)WgF
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's 3W0:0I
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have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the d<e.`dhc
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * &T}e9 3 ]
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull <{uIB;P
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an Zv7)+ Q
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind ')<$AMy1
her. /9Xf[<
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was A'2:(m@{T
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he Xw5" JE!.
had H;E{Fnarv
back up already on the way. '5\1uB PKW
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind w+H=Xh4t
her. K.Z{4x=0
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car Lq^/Z4L
behind. |J Q05nb
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man :wm^04<i
was `BY`ltW
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. uM# /
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a )cXc"aj@s
woman KQ3
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alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. + ^:K#S9U
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet eyV904< F
place. =Y0m;-1M
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( Jsl,r+'H
i.e. Mk;j"Z D F
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. 0g\&3EvD
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little TmiQq'm[b
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of wonderful information. /2
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed I K);BN2<L
that hRu%> =7
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let m\=u/Zip
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friends know about #77. _i#Z'4?2E
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
