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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED QPq7R
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's :<|<|qJWo
parents =Qn ;_+Ct
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the 0Zg%+)iy@
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * 9H%X2#:fH
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called /soKucN"h
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull 2@
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over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an D|.ic!w'
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind e>AE8T
her. bwl|0"f+`
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and dh $bfAb
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he PsZ
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back up already on the way. D:K4H+ch
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind L{c q, jk
her. Km^&<3ch#
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car ,#8e_3Z$
behind. ,`aq+K
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man !Ta>U^7
was e$pMsw'MJ
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. !* OJ.W&
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a y.q(vzg\_
woman iya"ky~H
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. z0do;_x]E
Apparently QeK*j/
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet !Xph_SQ!B=
place. }m-FGk
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( l(Q?rwI8Y
i.e. plZ>03(6Q
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. 5+wAzVA
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little 28=O03q
bit vEn4L0D
of wonderful information. Zcc9e03
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed of@#:Qs
that LupkrxV
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let ERN>don2
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friends know about #77. +k>.Q0n%m
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.