I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 *L+)R*|:&
p.m. 96]!*}
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED 01&J7A2
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's =1e>$E#
parents |9x H9@^f
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the #57D10 j
side of 9yWQ}h
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * '\4 @
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called G Z~W#*|V
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull |x/00XhS
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an k]] e8>
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind Qk#`e
her. |4?O4QN
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was Izr_]%
and Fo$'*(i
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he w^ N3Ma
had )|Xi:Zd5>
back up already on the way. 2nkUvb%=
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind Ce-D ^9kC
her. qpZR- O
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car %D
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behind. ]J)3y+;P
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man /j(3 ~%]o4
was /AhN$)(O
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. @/ G$
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a /gUD!@
woman
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alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. z]33_[G1U
Apparently ;lU]ilYv
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet SO8b~N
place. :I/i"g7<
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( "4[8pZO/
i.e. F ?*ko
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. bS"zp6Di
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little N2/t
bit PZE{- TM?W
of wonderful information. ^f_4w|u,+
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed , I^:xw_
that
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#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let $CP_oEb
your x-Ug(/!^
friends know about #77. vd ]75
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
