I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 <=|^\r
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p.m. F/Js K&&
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED FP&Ykx~
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's =k d-rIBc
parents h(@.bt#
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the O6$,J12l
side of 91
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * nnhI]#,a{
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called S@pdCH, n
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull K+/wJ9^B
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an ~1TT ?H
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind 7p'pz8n`X
her. T0fm6
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The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was umuj>
and 5xKod0bA
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he 9?sY!gXc
had Heqr1btK
back up already on the way. OD[=fR|cp
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind .I|b9$V
her. :s+?"'DP
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car V1Ft3Msq
behind. y)|d`qC\
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man ._p2"<
was GBZ u<t/
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. >P(.yQ8&kL
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a z+oy#p6+F.
woman f8K0/z
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. 19R~&E's
Apparently *lZ V3F
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet ~b*|V
place. b"o\-iUioe
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( q}jh>`d
i.e. ,]JIp~=nsh
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. _0
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little 0u"j^v
bit F&p42!"
of wonderful information. (ZF~
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed t^Bs3;E^
that _~1O #*|4
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let ,e 7
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your HqqMX`Rof
friends know about #77. <}&J|()
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.