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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED FD E?O]^
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's :X}SuM ?c
parents XTX/vbge3m
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the 3]kM&lK5\
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over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an (Ox&B+\v+v
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind S[$9_J f
her. .GJbrz
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he .F@Lx45
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind pm=O.)g4`
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They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man NX
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a c3l(,5DtH
woman y>t:flD*
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. `T+>
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet Dx / w&v
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( 4rL`||
i.e. ,_(=w.F
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. ?,riwDI 2
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little 3 x
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed 6P >Y2xV:
that Ih5Y7<8b~
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let JXk x!X_{
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friends know about #77. k]:`<`/I_
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
