I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 [F+W]Jk,
p.m. +@3+WD
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED j`RG Moq
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's 5{V"!M+<
parents w($a'&d`0
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the .06D_L"M
side of [I4M K%YQ
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * iUR ij@
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called }5oI` 9VT
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull &U]/SFY
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an
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unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind JJ? rVq1g
her. f y"}#
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The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was pIcg+~
and b}0h ()v
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he {
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back up already on the way. f2IH2^)P
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind nD*iSb*
her. UcQ]n0J=Z
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car Z@+nkTJ9&t
behind. A<)n H=G&
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man = N* Jis
was EyPJ Jc8
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. pz
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a JXU ?'@QY
woman 7<WS@-2I#
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. YQG
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet % mT/y%&:
place. klm>/MXI`
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( %CiF;wJ
i.e. g3NUw/]#
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. ?}s;, _GH
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little L>sL
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bit o(jLirnk
of wonderful information. f- 9t
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed t j Xg
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#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let PtW2S 1?j
your aHW34e@ebL
friends know about #77.
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
