I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 |7k_N|E
p.m. >&:NFq-
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED qS|\JG
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's MGJ.,tK1
parents c; 2#,m^
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the a<~77~"4wn
side of n'1'!J;Q
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * oczG|_
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called X;oa[!k
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull {)8>jxQN
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an ?9{~> 4@
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind O@V%Cu
her. @p 6<Lw_E
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was )wvHGecp*
and ^T::-pN*
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he v\tEVhm
had V[o`\|<
back up already on the way. <{5EdX
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind 'Ft0Ry<OL
her. U1nw-Q+
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car @.Icz
behind. /U&Opo
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They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man BZ!v%4^9
was W2FD+ wt
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. aJ") <_+
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a gKYfQ+
woman 4)|8Eu[p7
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. @a:>$t
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet Y_woKc*
place. ?iI4x%y
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( anMF-x4/*q
i.e. F8:vDv
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. a`[uNgDO
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little ",7Q
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of wonderful information. KG
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed &|3
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that ,I1RV
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let }G4ztiuG
your Qx;\USv
friends know about #77. }X*Riu7gk
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.