I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 ,wy Eo>>4)
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED 5T'v iG}%
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's lg^Lk\Y+re
parents =65XT ^
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the cf%2A1I2W
side of {D [z>I;D
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * z`]:\j'O3"
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called Ov.oyke4
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull 7sVO?:bj}
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an pp
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unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind A\.{(,;kp
her. 0]GenT"
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was B!)Tytm9u
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he w.=rea~
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back up already on the way. /-=h|A#Kh
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind w`zS`+4
her. HisH\z/i5)
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car yv$hI U2X
behind. }5B\: *yW
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man 7--E$ !9O,
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. gf/<sH2}
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a @?t+O'&
woman /\E3p6\*
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. tS,AS,vy]
Apparently #X?E#^6?E
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet =%b1EY k
place. > aCY
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( N4WX}
i.e. u|Ng>lU
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. (Q.I DDlr
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little ]l
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of wonderful information. 1XHE:0!dQ
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed %Bg>=C)^(1
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#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let 5/HkhT yj
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friends know about #77. 81)i>]
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
