MUST KNOW #77

I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 |7k_N|E  
p.m.
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED qS|\JG  
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's MGJ.,tK1  
parents c;2#,m^  
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the a<~77~"4wn  
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * oczG|_  
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called X;oa[!k  
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull {)8>jxQN  
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an ?9{~> 4@
 
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind O@V%Cu  
her. @p6<Lw_E  
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was )wvHGecp*  
and ^T::-pN*  
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he v\tEVhm  
had V[o`\|<  
back up already on the way. <{5EdX  
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind 'Ft0Ry<OL  
her. U1nw-Q+  
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car @.
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behind. /U&Opo {aO  
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man BZ!v%4^9  
was W2FD+ wt  
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. aJ") <_+  
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a gKYfQ+  
woman 4)|8Eu[p7  
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. @a:>
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Apparently -i yyn^|  
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet Y_woKc*  
place. ?i
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( anMF-x4/*q  
i.e. F8:vDv  
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. a`[uNgDO  
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little ",7Q  
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of wonderful information. KG H/^!u+R  
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed &|3 $!S  
that ,I1RV  
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let }G4ztiuG  
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friends know about #77. }X*Riu7gk  
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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.