I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 #"@|f
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED IZpP[hov
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's L7dd(^
parents 8fl`r~bqZ
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the vX/T3WV
side of gt@m?w(
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * 3yVMXK
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull f&Gt |
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an &5yV xL:
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind be.*#[
her. )h7<?@wv&
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he <J) ]mh dm
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back up already on the way. E7rDa1
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind hb}+A=A=+
her. <0X f9a8>
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car aDU<wxnSvO
behind. 5 > [u `
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man =vX/{C
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. qm/)ku 0
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a .%xn&3
woman 'Gj3:-xqL
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. Q+[n91ey**
Apparently MN\HDKN
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet ]n6# VTz*
place. GP N]9
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( =l+yA>t|
i.e. OCe!.`
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. Y3Yz)T}UkS
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little _852H$H\
bit LRL,m_gt
of wonderful information. `sn^ysp
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed '=b/6@&
that h9}+l
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let bCRV\myd`
your 8\+uec]k
friends know about #77. ]Sf ]J4eQ
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
