I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 %?y`
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED c}cboe2
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's )FCqYCfk
parents N:zSJW`1
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the EORAx
side of I!bZ-16X
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * _E 8SX
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called MS)bhZvO
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull pu#<qD*w
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an R["7%|RV
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind XsC bA8Qv
her. {,X(
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The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was x]M1UBnMN
and 'LI)6;Yc
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he %stktVDAP
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back up already on the way. O@$i
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind _69\#YvCG
her. &kE|~i:=,9
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car U9s y]7
behind. M>j)6?n`_
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man C,rZ}-
was &!Vp
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. vUA,`
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a W_EN4p~J
woman XUHY.M
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. c`Cn9bX
Apparently D.}b<kDD
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet >aK&T"
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( '{~ej:
i.e. e%\K I\u
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. XQPJ(.G
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little w5Z3e^g
bit Wov_jVdN\
of wonderful information. + u+fEg/A
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed cm<3'#~Q?
that G[ea@u$?
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let pcG
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friends know about #77. R&A.F+Zgt
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.