I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 J,AR5@)1
p.m. > 3 &: 5
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED +=.W<b
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's ,ztI,1"k
parents 2U; t(,dn'
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the n(L\||#+
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * WV #%PJ
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called wyQzM6:,yX
#77 ^Nmg07_R
on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull *{y K
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over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an 'rr^2d]`ST
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind Up,
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her. []A% <EI7
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was p~9vP)74u
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he 4R
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had #3_*]8K.R
back up already on the way. x}Aw)QCh+r
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind T`Mf]s)*
her. VxXzAeM
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car hrhb!0
behind. w\DVzeW(
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man H<}^'#"p
was qt;y2gf=
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. ~d6DD;`K
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a #_(jS+lP?k
woman l"2OP6d
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. ^",ACWF4Sk
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet Ygl%eP%Z
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( L3 0$%G|
i.e. opJMS6%r
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. 1f8GW
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little !X<~-G2)l
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of wonderful information. j 'BMAn ?
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed d\ ~QBr?
that 7g(F#T?;'
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let XLH+C ]pfr
your ODC8D>ZYl
friends know about #77. H)>;/#!r-
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
