I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 k~?}z.g(
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED ^lMnwqx<
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's M[*:=C)H
parents 6nSk,yE'hE
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the a
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side of c!\y\r
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * +o w
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called mg,f> (
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull G7/LY TT)
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an }>XSp)"{l
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind ;<X3AhF
her. Tx_(^K
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was 7<:w-
and x?<5=,
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he |~CnELF )
had `y6l^ep
back up already on the way. K((Kd&E
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind `oz7Q( `
her. ".i{WyTt
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car rqh,BkQ0t
behind. >`\*{]
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man SCH![Amq
was % Z5k8
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. Gf ]s?J^a
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a ~D=@4(f8|
woman w+$g Y ?%
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. < 5_Ys
Apparently tx1jBh :e=
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet 7Y*m_AhxJ
place. }Voh5*$E`
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( aC$g(>xFt
i.e. x[^A
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. I !<v$
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little ry]7$MQyV
bit # f~a\}$I
of wonderful information. lM
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed E H "g`r
that
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#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let ipp_?5TL
your o%QQ7S3 P
friends know about #77. g^4FzJ
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
