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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED W$J@|i
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's }[y_Fr0
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull @[#)zO
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an G[]h1f!
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind Qp-P[Tc
her. ~<"{u-q#K
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he 0GQKM~|H
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back up already on the way. _
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One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car VDlP,Mm*
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. ]+Z,HY@;-
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a M
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alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. Ah;`0H
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet S_;m+Ytg
place. l4y>uZ>a
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( @&GY5<&b
i.e. !.7m4mKzo
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. U%)*I~9
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little :ay`Id_tm
bit lt%9Zgr[u
of wonderful information. w$aejz`[
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed 7)BK&kpVr
that ,7;euV5X
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let Y8/&1s_
your EME}G42KN
friends know about #77. vof BS
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
