I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 AbYqf%~7`l
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED o17ekM L
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's \,7}mdQSv
parents CS=qj-(
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the ykX/9y+-s
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull 0#S W! b|%
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an cdZ~2vk
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind T<w5vqFDu
her. )l[M
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he $
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back up already on the way. ^,;z|f'% *
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind ?hWwj6i&
her. KF vQ
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car j.L-{6_s>~
behind. HOE_S!N
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man [zlN !.Z
was PUBWZ^63
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. W034N[9
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a 0 Emr<n
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alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. B {C??g8/
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet X 90J!
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( *i- _6s
i.e. TT4./R:
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. $} =krz:r
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little I9 mvt e
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of wonderful information. 75T7+:p
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed u*tN)f3
that "gne_Ye.
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let }`v~I4i
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friends know about #77. Yl#Rib
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
