I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 %}t.+z(S
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED h(*!s`1
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's WLqwntzk
parents t:X\`.W
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the tG+ E'OP
side of S7vT=
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * nSdta'6
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called SRuNt3wW6
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull f^z/s6I0
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an OsAH !e
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind ,{!~rSq-l
her. YtI 2Vr/9
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was |}P4Gr}6
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he t`1E4$Bb\
had { B8W>>E
back up already on the way. #0V$KC*>
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind B/hL
her. A
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One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car *J&XM[t
behind. $\h\, N$y
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man %Aq+t&-BCX
was l(
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. ^W+q!pYM9+
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a dP}=cZ~
woman
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alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. r*'a-2A u
Apparently 2A'!kd$2
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet D^V0kC p!F
place. U2l7@uDr;
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( Rl@k~;VV
i.e. Q$ r1beA
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. !l-^JPb
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little z'OY6
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of wonderful information. _PUgK\
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed hD TiXc
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#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let \} [{q
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friends know about #77. |d =1|C %,
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
