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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED C.`C T7
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's k'Is]=3
parents ;cKN5#7
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the [xW;5j<87
side of ^ z!g3
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * foO /Yc
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called d^AXhQjQN-
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull m X2i^.zH
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an &p|+K
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unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind s?r:McF`
her. 3fA.DK[4 [
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he =UY)U-
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back up already on the way. i [,9hp
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind jFS])",\i
her.
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One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car &/)2P# u
behind. ((OQs .
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man Uj]Tdg
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. 2ZUI~:U Z
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a Ik W 8$>
woman 3Wv -olv
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. V?pqK QL0
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet zM:&` 6;e
place. R.nAD{>h*
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( iF0x>pvJ@
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. ~^Ceru"<
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little 0m8mHJ<&
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of wonderful information. y~eQVnH5W
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed }XHB7,
that [\|`C4@3a
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let 02+ k,xFb
your s}3g+T\l1w
friends know about #77. =zaf{0c
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
