MUST KNOW #77

I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 ]0%{IgB  
p.m. }lJ|nl`
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED ^:f)XZ  
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's (o{x*';i4  
parents /L! =##  
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the t)k;5B`> &  
side of C deV3  
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * 0lYP!\J3]%  
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called i^ILo,Q  
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull oHSDi  
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an )M[FPJP}  
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind "OkZ [E)  
her. I7|a,Q^f  
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was |@R/JGB^  
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he Dq!YB[Z$ :  
had tN.BI1 nB  
back up already on the way. z1tCSt}7f  
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind @ZV>Cl@%2  
her. wu{%gtx/;^  
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car +mKII>{  
behind. Qch'C0u  
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man k!+v*+R+V  
was 69uDc  
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. N5cC!K  

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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a l 8GAZ*+  
woman e(DuJ-  
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. {Q]7!/>>  
Apparently XJS^{=/  
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet !>K=@9NC|.  
place. Kh&a#~c  
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( t
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i.e. 33hP/p%  
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. mc,HliiJ  
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little ~e){2_J&n  
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of wonderful information. +>a(9r|:  
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed [fkt3fS  
that L!ms{0rJ  
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let k4:=y9`R}$  
your 0BjP|API  
friends know about #77. OMYbCy ^  
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.

Thank you lili, this is very useful information.

Will pass it around.