I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 oY3;. ;'bk
p.m. )g%d:xI
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED aSQ#k;T[
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's O-
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parents G}raA%
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the Vv=. -&'
side of `kXs;T6&
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * R.1. )P[
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called 21l;\W
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull -zeG1gr3
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an z,p~z*4
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind .|fH y
her. A]oV"`f
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was 3~ { :`[0Q
and `mJ6K&t$<
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he hD!7Cl Q
had []1C$.5DD
back up already on the way. J<h $
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind SZ'R59Ee<
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One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car ;'@9[N9
behind. ;$wVu|&
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man ItrDJ'
was m&,(
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. bJTBjS-7
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a ^Y \"}D
woman z$. 88 ^
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. aeM+ d`f
Apparently N<VJ(20y
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet n 0L^e
place. ?NsW|w_
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( \X D6 pr@
i.e. })V i
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. ;h
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little _A9AEi'.
bit 7[XRd9a5(
of wonderful information. &n:.k}/ P
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed Qe :seW
that C33J5'(CA
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let JjTegQN
your _)m]_eS._
friends know about #77. GGs}i1m
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
