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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED YiL^KK
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's x>4p6H{]0'
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have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the x
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull p ]s)Xys
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an &u<%%b|
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind [%Z{M p'g
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he =
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind (
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One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car -\Z`+k Y?p
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They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man ][ 8`}ki 1
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alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. tC=K;zsXpz
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet ^`$-c9M?'
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( ']^]z".H
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. |@'K]$vZ*
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little NUtKT~V
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of wonderful information. 9m"EY@-
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed LS-_GslE7\
that ['6Sq@c)
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let ^7:UC\_
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friends know about #77. eG dFupfz
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
