I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 zPN:)
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED -\ n%K
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's 3,- [lG@o
parents ~z)J O'Z$
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the quRTA"!E
side of yxAy1P;dX
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * MUSsanCA
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull J4u>77I
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an }$i/4?dYsQ
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind )
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her. O L 9( ~p
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he nJ h )iQu
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back up already on the way. rn/ ~W[
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind gloJ;d E B
her. ")<5 VtV
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car |}b~YHTs
behind. mM:%-I\$
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man %j.n^7i]^:
was -iL:D<!Cb_
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. :kFPPx?
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a %OOkPd a
woman w[C*w\A\M
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. OX%#8Lx
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet Jv} &8D
place. 2T(7V[C%9
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them (
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. cQ
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little _ s*p$/V\
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of wonderful information. p6!5}dD(
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed `aTw!QBfG
that No` *-> R
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let +lb&_eD
your 0TZB}c#qT
friends know about #77. B<i(Y1n[
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
