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police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's H'Oy._,]t
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have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the wb#ZRmx}
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * qy9RYIfZ
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull r@O5{V
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an m#i5}uHHg
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind )g()b"Z
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her. SH009@l_8
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he . ~nk' m
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back up already on the way. ag_RKlM3
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind [1LlzCAFBw
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One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car DR%16y<h
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They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man fj7\MTy
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. R2e":`0I
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a >-%}'iz+
woman Xxz_h*
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. )w
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet +.EP_2 f9
place. NMM$
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( ;v*J :Mn/=
i.e. 8JFns-5
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. A
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little '[Ue0r<jn
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed F3%8E<QZd;
that -lb,0
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let tF/)DZ.to
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friends know about #77. -J06H&/k
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
