I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 mmEe@-lE
p.m. 4n.EA,:g:(
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED 0ac'<;9]zP
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's )
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parents `I5So-^&z
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the @z(s\T
side of *&W1|Qkg_
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * DQ_ pLXCC
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called )`m/vYKWL
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull P/ dT;YhL
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an `Zz;[<*<
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind Pv3 e*I((
her. "ODs.m oq
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was _ud
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he [b@9V_
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back up already on the way. w Y r M2X@
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind ; <|m0>X
her. G~Fjla\?Q
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car .BZ
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They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man OlYCw.Zu
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. ]N1gzHa S
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a `~ R%}ID
woman 0bR})}a+Yg
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. {>>Gc2U T
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet X FvPc
place.
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( J<7nOB}OD
i.e. @{8SC~ ha
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. M'ZA(LVp
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little 5> =Ia@I
bit k+Ay^i}s.
of wonderful information. x^6sjfA W
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed VXu1Y xY
that d ##'0yg
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let _gP-$&JC
your }9(:W </}
friends know about #77. C)0JcM
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
