I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 :X 1Y
p.m. D{+D.4\
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED
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police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's kWbY&]ZO
parents [H2su|rBI`
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the 0h('@Hb.K#
side of &k(
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * \ov]Rn
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called +~;#!I@Di
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull 6iEA
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over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an Xi=4S[.4
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind 1aUu:#c
her. 7=A @P
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was (tg+C\
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and a^&RV5o
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he ;~}!P7z
had 4LJ
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back up already on the way. m
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind 1u*
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her. (d[JMO^@8
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car H_l>L9/\
behind. 6fT^t!<i
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man pQm-Hr78j
was Lf Y[Z4
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. ^w*vux|F
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a D]V&1n
woman UwDoueXs
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. q}&+{dN\1
Apparently $BOIa
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet '?E@H.""
place. L[:M[,?=`
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( X(>aW*q
i.e. n8&x=Z}Xs
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. DVBsRV)/
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little 1fh6A`c
bit J =#9eW
of wonderful information. f
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed tkHUX!Ow;
that ;|CG9|p
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let uVw|jj
your r"lh\C|
friends know about #77. b]WvKdq
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.