I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 o<7'(Pz
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED A'T: \Wl
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's (BY5omlh
parents t#=FFQOt
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the {r1}
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * B{ cb'\ C
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull `<*
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over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an =B"^#n ;
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind pxHJX2
her. ]/od p/jm
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he h2vD*W
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back up already on the way. B q7Qbj
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind K7]QgfpSZ
her. _[ S<Cb*1
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car
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They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man u-HBmL
was Cm#[$T@C
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. N@\`D O
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a }N
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woman Dh .<&ri
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. $ cYKVhf
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet n!%'%%o2v
place.
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( <xr\1VjA
i.e. p-B
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. %#@5(_'
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little &#<>fT_
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of wonderful information. ~A-D>.ZH
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed zl!Y(o!@
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#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let *hkNJ
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friends know about #77. X> ck.}F
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
