I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 ;:R2 P@6f
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED /yx)_x{
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's Bzt:9hr6BO
parents [,ulz4"
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the Hdd 3n 6*
side of \x4:i\Fx@
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull ,-(D (J;}1
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an BKE ?o^03
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind (ToD
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back up already on the way. {
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind `*kl> }$
her. (LXYx<
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car r>*+d|c 4
behind. N6+^}2' *)
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man HKO]_; :(
was #D{Eq8dp
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. SH8zkAA7u}
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a X$P(8'[9A
woman FK-q-PKO#.
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. a{JO8<dlm
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet cuy9QBB
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place. ;9 ChB A
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( 8)"lCIf
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. Tj<B;f!u
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little tgl 4p Ac
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed CS-jDok
that <|82)hO
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let B~ & }Mv
your SlT>S1`rnG
friends know about #77. *O[/-
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
