I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 Z+p'3
p.m. D IAHI V<
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED Hs9; &C
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's LVHIQ9
parents w?eJVi@w{
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the 7-#R[8S
side of O+f'Ql
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * JSp V2c 5Q
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull ;@5N
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an Qqm$Jl!
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind n1Ic[ cM}
her. _8QHx;}
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was \eH`{Z'.x5
and @%"+;D
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he %Z.!T
had Al93x
back up already on the way. L0^rw|Z%'
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind |.]g&m)y^h
her. [hhPkJf|f
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car YRU1^=v
behind. T)CEcz
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man tBB\^x q:
was |$^a"Yd`9
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. }Bk>'
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a ^RIDC/B=V6
woman :`Sd5b>
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. V1l9T_;f
Apparently !tuN_
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet [B _ (,/?
place. bM@8[&t a
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( au+6ookT
i.e. XEX-NE"]
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. Aq]*$s2\G
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little I_.Jo `lK~
bit [ D$% LR X
of wonderful information. \I-bZ|^
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed "a T "o
that Jxo#s V-
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let rl__3q
your oS0rP'V^
friends know about #77. s[dq-pc "
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
