I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 vZgV/?'z
p.m. i/&?e+i
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED n~1'M/wh
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's D# $Fj
parents +0w~Skd,
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the
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side of !b
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * >q'xW=Y
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called ^J?ExMu
#77 $`2rtF
on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull ; bBz<
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an *H"IW0I
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind yj^LX2x"
her. y^rcUPLT
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was @}
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and KtT.WHr(m
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he ~*3obZ2>2
had S~dD ;R
back up already on the way. }~?B>vZS
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind ~wMdk9RQ
her. x>>#<hOz[
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car A9*( O)
behind. 6@7K
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They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man F
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was 4Y):d!'b
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. c)d*[OI8
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a A@8Ot-t:\2
woman jRswGMx
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. b7
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Apparently \m3'4#
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet N1lhlw6
place. ^w0V{qF{
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( y:U'3G-
i.e. vyME
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. (,5oqU9s@
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little *K9I+t"g
bit p.r \|
of wonderful information. w/8`]q
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed 7}r!&Eb
that l7 +#gPA
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let E+Jh4$x{
your egBjr?
friends know about #77. `1cGb *b/
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.