I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 >[Rz
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p.m. %)JRbX<c
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED T V; BNCg
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's OZT^\Ky_l
parents *l-`<.
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the +?V0: Kz]
side of `C g ^in\
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * )Mi'(C;
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called U`1l8'W}:#
#77 -[$ &s FD
on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull :o$@F-$k
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an blp=Hk
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind WIG=D{\Yx
her. "k r,x3
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The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was ,R~eY?{a
and -l JYr/MSL
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he Mz\yPT;Y
had VA2<r(y~(
back up already on the way. 27iy4(4
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind 1i+FL''
her. ^IgS
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car kwF] TO
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behind. H%C\Uz"o
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man _:%U_U
was <r;o 6>+
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. /RqhykgZ
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a $ ?$9y ^\
woman u-39r^`5
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. +5-fk>o
Apparently 1J'pB;.]s
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet MWhwMj!:m
place. 7}o6_i
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( EzpwGNfz }
i.e.
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. !7c'<[+Hm
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little u G[!w!e
bit GA ik;R
of wonderful information. cAibB&`~
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed j6og3.H-
that 3 Ta>Ki
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let &-4
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your A8!Ed$@
friends know about #77. 8Z!*[c>K-?
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
