I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 Uy5IvG;O+
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED D!h8NZ;El
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's Jor >YB`X
parents @HxEp;*NH"
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the C~ t?<
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * L)a8W
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called YFv/t=`
#77 {^i7 3}@O
on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull jA$g0>
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an x9Y1v1!5Pu
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind J_C<Erx[O
her. Q zPq^
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was );_g2=:#
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he 5DK>4H:
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back up already on the way. Yc3\NqQM
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind (wEaa'XL
her. G+stt(k:
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car l)[\TD
behind. #:s*)(Qn
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man < {bQl
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. [mn@/ qf
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a l~;H~h!h/
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alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. ]|it&4l
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet u =z$**M^
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( p
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. '$YB
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little % o bR2%
bit OXe+=Lp<
of wonderful information. Ve*NM|jg
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed 'A;G[(SYy
that CL.JalR`b
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let y >r7(qg
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friends know about #77. OSQZ5 :g|
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
