I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 @e.OU(Bf
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED V e$5w}a4
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's L}e"nzTE6I
parents Uy$U8b-ov
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the D,}'E0
side of )Dk0V!%N
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * f>\bUmk(
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over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an X/`#5<x
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind G vZa
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her. jm#d7@~4
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he C>w9
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back up already on the way. s0XRL 1kWr
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind +!L_E6pyXE
her. ? B HWzo!
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car <FcPxZ
behind. e6{[o@aM{
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man %vf2||a$BS
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. zbI wH6
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a |l6<GWG+
woman 5oT2 )yz
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. Oi
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Apparently 5O;a/q8"
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet L#7)X5a__
place. !_XU^
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( Ww'TCWk@
i.e. ( l3UNP
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. O, ``\(P
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little ~`G;=ITo
bit ;G%wc!
of wonderful information. h 0QYoDvbC
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed [5RFQ!
that lry& )G=5
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let hVT=j ?~
your DK@w^ZW6JA
friends know about #77. yv
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
