I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 ?gPKcjgoH!
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED $uap8nN
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's ^-rfvc
parents XuD=E
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the \MK*by
side of MY/3] g<
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * + J{0 E
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called Kh4$ wwn
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull ' j6g G
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an NM0tp ) h
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind C=s1R;"H
her. _>=L>*
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was aB]m* ~
and ?UK|>9y}Z
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he 'Fs)Rx}\0
had 7lS#f1E
back up already on the way. o/C\d$i'
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind &q`q4g&7
her. zO V=9"~{
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car @&]#uRl|[
behind. F[4;Xq
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man ;U<rc'qE
was iSFuT7; %
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. N? 5x9duK
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a u5~Ns&o&N
woman Q 2A 7mGN
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. "*;;H^d
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet 3d-%>?-ee
place. u(OW gbA3
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( pSm $FBW h
i.e. A<6%r7&B'
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. "wlt> SU
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little eeHP&1= 7
bit 70lfb`
of wonderful information. }?&k a$rI
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed v^ /Q 8Q
that ,R$u?c0>'&
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let nOQa_G]Gz
your @"Z7nJX
friends know about #77. :>aQ~1f>]
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
