I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 6!o/~I#
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED $pJ3xp&
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's ^)'| |Ly
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have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the _4S7wOq5
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull l> 33z_H^
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an 2f
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he c{ZqQtfM
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind :'TX"
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One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car fjG /dhr
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. _2x uzmz0
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a 7{8)ykBU^
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alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. 5"] aZMua
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet i@%L_[MtA
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( lK 9s 0t'
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. ec,z6v^9
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little HKT{IP+7(L
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of wonderful information. ZW `HDrP`
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed 96 k(X LR
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#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let gS0,')w
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friends know about #77. 7E@$}&E
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
