I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 :( `Q4D~l
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED k~?@~xm,R
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's OTRTa{TB
parents X9P-fF?0
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the Q|0[
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * FGZOn5U6'
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called m^ ILcp!
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull SZgH0W("L
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an Y-Z.AA,
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind XW19hG
her. 'd28YjtoX
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was ur'A ;B
and ;%U`P8b!
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he "e (N h%t
had qv T9d7x
back up already on the way. , e;(\t:
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind A_[65'*b
her. )qKfTt N`
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car !rXyw`6N
behind. }NUP[%
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man 7~IAgjo,@
was Fv3fad@x
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. Kp"o0fh<9
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a ]-O:| q>]
woman hWUZn``U$|
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. E Z$m4: {e
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet <@?bYp
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( F`3I~(
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. 5r.{vQ
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little .rS0zU
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed kY*D s;
that UCl,sn
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let z-
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friends know about #77. 5VISP 4a
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
