I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED K& 2p<\ 2
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's Nj sP"
parents =NyzX&H6
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the <(#cPV@j
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * r`wL _>"{n
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called 83;1L:}`
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull OXA_E/F
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an |w /txn8G|
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind -v >BeVF
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he -^\k+4;
had 2/?pI/W
back up already on the way. +`.%aJIi9
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind C2ToT \^
her. {TE0
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car MeP U`M--
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They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man Ldt7?Y(V(
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a ukq9Cjs
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alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. I%{^i d@
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet ^D oJ='&
place.
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( AVNB)K"
i.e. kDO6:sjR7
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. a[ Txd=b
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little `aco rfpi
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of wonderful information. W+Gu\=s%O
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed \+L_'*&8
that SuGlNp>#qm
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let iWQBo>x
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friends know about #77. gt
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
