I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 A^)?Wt%*
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED d`
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parents A29gz:F(
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the 2T V X)q<\
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * 1 D<_N
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called ^yyC
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull yIDD@j=l
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an (2:/8 \_P
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind ]
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her. ( 5tvfz%
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was / .W w6a~
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he 6~1|qEe6I
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back up already on the way. <gJ
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind D"ND+*Q [X
her. N4L|;
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One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car vK _?<>
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They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man h-Fn
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. XqW@rU
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a V3c l~
woman >rJnayLF
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. DGAX3N;r6{
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet v?&
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( XgLL!5`
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. ?34 e-
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little H \qC["
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of wonderful information. dt`{!lts'
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed ^(|vsFzn
that -3;*K4z$/
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let 2\7`/,U6
your $`z)~6'
friends know about #77. d*~ ICir7
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
