I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 noa+h<vGb
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED E)jd>"
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's =+T0[|gc(r
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have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the (,+#H]L
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull cyHbAtl
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an
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unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind :PY8)39@K
her. q8/k$5E
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and (yd(ZY
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he
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back up already on the way. pG)dF@
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One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car =B;qy7?
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They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man UCj+V@{
was T8&sPt,f
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes.
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a `}sFT:1&
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alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. +cmi?~KS*
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet N!dBF t"
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( E2cZk6~m{
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. D5bi)@G7z
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little 55<!H-zt
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of wonderful information. z%+rI
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed BSd.7W;cS=
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#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let RX?!MDO
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friends know about #77. lcReRcjm
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.