I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 UqK .b}s
p.m. G c V/_Y
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED !0;AFv`\
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's OS BR 2Z;=
parents yGa0/o18!?
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the wHLQfrl0
side of ~+Wx\:TT
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * vjEDd`jYZ
K~L&Z ?~|E
Z
RVt2
Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called 'O<b'}-A
#77 "N+4TfXy
on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull s)-An( Uw
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an 7-744wV}Z
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind ,GSi Sn
her. +( LH!\{^
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was #-L0.z(
and &~:EmLgv
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he #u&fUxM:AS
had
j7}mh
back up already on the way. 5rsz2;#p
zluq2r
Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind \BHZRytQF
her. ,r B(WKU
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car /YJo"\7
behind. 01.q9AGy
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man GfONm
6A
was L3eF BF/
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. +X
WTu!
KL$ .E!d
I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a w B)y@w4k
woman 8m+~HSIR
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car.
+SFFwjI
Apparently F_@B ` ,
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet E QyX!
place.
7y
Cf3
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( ZF>:m>
i.e. a6 Vfd&
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. a*p|Ij
9v RLM*9|
Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little c.>f,vtcn
bit >Na. C(DZ
of wonderful information. &M|rRd~*
u62H+'k}F
*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed ]]|#+$ ~
that ^Mq/Cf _T
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let 6wp 1 jN
your @qNY"c%HV
friends know about #77. By1T um+I1
wDvu2iC=
Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
