I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 y@;4F n/
p.m. 8 oHyN o
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED .EC/[fM
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's 7L[HtwI
parents 7 4 c1 i
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the gc:qqJi)X
side of M- !eL<
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. *
W t&tu2
}mjJglK!N
!@ml^&hP
Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called Phsdn`,
#77 GfAt-huL(
on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull 7-
M$c7S
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an `eIX*R
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind rSIb1zJ
her. wX6VapFboI
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was e&C(IEZ/N;
and Hp_3BulS<
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he 7@MGs2
had 4]N`pD5
back up already on the way. O[3 AI^2
OC z WP,
Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind AW8" @
her. `x"0
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car fCSM#3|,]
behind. ny5 =
=C{9
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man Jy 'ge4]3
was "hU'o&
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. q|,I\H5}
*'+OA6
I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a H( `^1
woman ?Uzs^rsb
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. BJ3st
Apparently jfyV9)
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet "`DCXn#mB
place. D?rQQxb
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( H1uNlPT
i.e. bA-=au?o5
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. p~h= ]o 'i
b;& J2:`
Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little Q{Gi**<
bit =|n NC
of wonderful information. kb?QQ\e
;T}#-`O_Im
*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed VVdgNT|}W
that 9$,?Grw~
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let Eb`U^*A
your J!,5HJh1
friends know about #77. 9n!<M)
E
m:<cLc :.
Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
