I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 BK/~ 2u
p.m. Yfa` }hQ
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED @ 5tW*:s
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's \YN(rD-
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have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the =IC
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * _f1~r^(/T0
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull u .~` /O
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an .9'bi#:Cw
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind [i 7^a/ e
her. {!]7=K)W9
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was {<J(*K*\Jo
and $?FA7=_
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he +"8-)'
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back up already on the way. }r _d{nhi
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind R{3vPG
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One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car ) h>H}wDs
behind. %X^K5Io
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man =o? Q0
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. rV[/G#V>{
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a >r8$vQ Gj
woman =|Vm69
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. >v9@p7Dn
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet F&[M yX U4
place. Xpp%j
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( :3
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i.e. 7LZ A!3
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. 873'=m&
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little T^F9A55y
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of wonderful information. `= FDNOwp
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed X`'
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that ;"T,3JQPn6
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let YuV g/ '=
your %'vLkjI.
friends know about #77. fHc/5uYW
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
