I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 FemC Lvu
p.m. t`WB;o!
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED ;'?l$
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police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's ]Uw<$!$-]s
parents K-e9>fmB#
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the z {[xze-f
side of M3 J#'%$
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * ?p9VO.^5
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called 1QqYQafA
#77 AuUd e$l_
on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull *'OxAfa#x
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an +vYoB$!
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind _p# CwExuy
her. Usr@uI#{J
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was |S_T^'<W
and " W!M[qBW
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he ST2.:v;lb
had B268 e
back up already on the way. C+?Hm1
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind ^@ I
her. 6o
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One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car ~Fe${2
behind. Y&[1` :-~-
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man m#8m] Y
was +1Vjw'P
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. <A<{, :5C
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a 0]>u )%
woman x4g3 rmp
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. pA`+hQNN
Apparently O?NeSx 1
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet
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place. kd=GC O
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( XUM!Qv
i.e. %u`8mi nCt
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. kQ4dwF ~
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little stG~AC
bit AK&S5F>D+B
of wonderful information. 6Se?sHC>
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed b^ L
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that 9iXeBC
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let CEXyrs<
your Scp7X7{N
friends know about #77. rFIqC:=
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
