I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 D(M^%z2N
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED ]U5/!e
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's C0'_bTfB
parents $eh>.c'&]
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the E^V4O l<
side of :z+l=d:4
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * :"Kr-Hm`
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called Gv6#LcF#
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull / U"3LX
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an h)
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unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind Iz I
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her. lkgB,cflpi
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was Yfx'7gj
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he DgC;1U'
had \v([,tiW%
back up already on the way. 93y!x}
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind O@,9a~Ghd
her. p}-B>v
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car @%$<,$=
behind. (rjv3=9\3
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man MrpT5|t
was b'G!)n
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. 7By&cdl
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a }<G#bh6;Q
woman |&rxDf}W
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. Uj>bWa`
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet IVSd,AR7yY
place. AJ85[~(lX
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( Z`kI6
i.e. %ZJ;>a#
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. hN.{H:skL)
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little bF? {
bit <qCfw>%2F
of wonderful information. CYN|
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed ~_"/\;1
that 0uf)6(f
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let z4*`K4W
your Cb;49;q
friends know about #77. xX{gm'3UYa
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.