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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED t0 1@h_ WS
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's V kA$T8
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * 5* ip}wA
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull Ca& 5"aki
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an K\ 7 \
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind 8T7E.guYr
her. {hzU
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was 5v f?E"\r
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he 0@K?'6
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind ^]&uMkPN
her. X2?
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. QgZwU$`p0
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a `u z R!^X
woman "%o,P /<X
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. 1Vl RdDg
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet OD*\<Sc
place. 7hs1S|
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( ^u? # fLr
i.e. ;#F/2UgHB
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did.
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little 5/vfmDt3'G
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of wonderful information. vdn`PS'#
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed xpJ6M<O{8
that CEwMPPYnD
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let vr,8i7* 0
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friends know about #77. tai=2,'
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
