I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 KZ%i&w#<
p.m. @s1T|}AJ
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED hW#^H5?
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's OIPY,cj~
parents &[[r|
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the |6Q5bV
side of 9rMO=
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * NBPP?\1
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called S9Sgd&a9
#77 .P1WY
on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull Yj@Sy
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an I>;{BYPV
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind Rn?JMM]
her. 8oJl
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The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was 3=d%WPgQ
and '{ _ X1
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he ;U=b6xE
had e#*3X4<\K
back up already on the way. BEOPZ[Q|c
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind qnp}#BZ
her. :IZAdlz[@
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car I!L J&>
behind. <L]Gk]k_R
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man +Vk L?J
was D&):2F^9.
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. qx ki
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a EnWv9I<
woman tczJk1g}
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. w1tM !4r
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet _Ay^v#a
place. G%I
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them (
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i.e. UQDAql
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. 86=W}eV1r
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little G!Brt&_'
bit i%FC
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of wonderful information. 6.)ug7aF
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed O(/~cQ
that }&vD(hX
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let 5?^#v
your vxZ'-&;t
friends know about #77. V[(fE=cIN~
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.