MUST KNOW #77

I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 O ?T~>|  
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED `&NFl'l1C  
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's ])?dqgwa  
parents 7Q/H+)  
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the 
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * \!-]$&,j4  
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called Mh`^-*c?  
#77
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull ai;!Q%B#Q  
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an u8 k^\Do  
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind @ fMlbJq  
her. bpsyO>lx/  
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was W\[E  
and b#I,Z+0ry  
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he Lx-%y
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had OyDoktz$)  
back up already on the way. HVvm3qu4  
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind q5g_5^csM{  
her. HZ<#H3_ix  
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car NATi)A"TZ  
behind. @Xoh@:j\  
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man r5&c!b\  
was AkW,Fp1e  
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. W4 q9pHQ  
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a ]/!*^;cY(  
woman L^e*_q2d:>  
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. X)SUFhP\  
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet 8!v| `Ky  
place. IRM jL.q  
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( ;7Qem
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. Rb<| <D+  
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little Yy 4Was#  
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of wonderful information. nxN("$'cq  
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed ;2h"YU-b  
that 5 n4/}s  
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let 0(&uH0x  
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friends know about #77. M(8xwo-W  
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.

Thank you lili, this is very useful information.

Will pass it around.