MUST KNOW #77

I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 [1C lZ~f  
p.m. LafBf6wds  
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED X#K;(.},h  
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's 6`bR' 0D  
parents 8G9( )UF.  
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the q) KOI`A  
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * #};Zgixo$  
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called jW-;Y
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull K{V .N</  
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an hE$3l+  
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind <[K)PI  
her. rLA-q||  
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was I0=L_&`)  
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he c&{= aIe w  
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back up already on the way. 6Z2|j~  
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind 5zkj;?s  
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One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car OdL/%Zp
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behind. bd% M.,  
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man 7zJ2n/`m*  
was *!{&n*N  
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. +dRRMyxe4  
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a =6i+K.}e  
woman +Ar4X-A{y  
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. !c-MC|  
Apparently @Y>PtA&w*  
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet +DR{aX/ll  
place. qDhZC*"9#D  
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( H*P+>j&  
i.e. <RY!Mc  
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. IiE^HgM  
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little (I'{ pF)  
bit Q9B!0G.-bs  
of wonderful information. %+;l|Z{Uf  
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed 01uj-!D$@  
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#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let o_[~{@RoR  
your 7~'%ThUb$-  
friends know about #77. 2Vu?Y
 
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.

Will pass it around.

Thank you lili, this is very useful information.