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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED /? j
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police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's H #;-(`F
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have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the nE3'm[)
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * )9 QeVf
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called ]2P*Z6Az
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull JH; \wfr D
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an .-g++f(_i
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind kW@,P.88
her. 2 ,X~a;+
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was B@W`AD1^{
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he <X_I`
had !h0#es\
back up already on the way. oopACE>
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind AG$S;)Yl9c
her. g0D(:_QXp:
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car fc #zhp5bX
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They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man \We\*7^E
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. *h>KeIB;
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a X_eh+>D
woman ED={OZD8
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. 4j'cXxo
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet MZX-<p+
place. BM&.Tw|x
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( (ft8,^=4
i.e. 3i'L5f67
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. Sp=6%3fZ]m
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little }qf)L .
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of wonderful information. .;0?r9
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed Rx22W:S=C.
that O!D0 hW4
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let Wm/0Y'$r&k
your [y}0X^9,E
friends know about #77. q >|:mXR
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
