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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED dx13vZ 3[U
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's {rb-DB-/5M
parents 1>@]@ST[:
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the tT* W5
side of F/h :&B:;
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * \Qi#'c$5+a
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called |.8d,!5w}
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull M
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over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an 11B{gUv.]
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind :nKsZ1b X
her. {wp Mg
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was xV,4U/ T
and 5S\][;u
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he _PyW=Tj
had Y*kh$E%<#
back up already on the way. Tw} ?(\ya
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind Z9" {f) T
her. 2%5^F i
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car I[g?Ju >
behind. 4h;f>BG
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man !qTpQ5Dm
was =MJ-s;raq
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. Q+N7:o!;<b
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a V/(`Ek-
woman T3G/v)ufd
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. \Z\
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet 5y(t`Fmt
place. 8g[ (nxI~
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( ^fE\ S5P
i.e. K#l
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. &N/|(<C
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little )4 !CR /ao
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of wonderful information. )
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed + 9\:$wMN
that k+WO &g*|
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let C,|nmlDN
your N;C"X4 r V
friends know about #77. G>=9
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
