I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 !Blk=L+p
p.m. pRvs;klf
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED DOVX$N$3
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's 5|CiwQg|,p
parents "Y]ZPFh#.
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the (AG
side of 1fFb7n~3
the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * 5j,qAay9
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called C94@YWs
#77 ;q; C^l
on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull <j\;>3Q
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an Tr0V6TS7
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind 7V{"!V5
her. WrNgV@P
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was k|3(dXLG
and LU,"i^T
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he 1=Zw=ufqV
had <aaDW
back up already on the way. i=UTc1
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind WKl'
her. y8vH?^:%<
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car 5TneuG[OD
behind. 6b70w @P!
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man +n[wkgFd
was g>xUS_d>
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. lK,=`xe
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a J,G9m4Z7
woman ,/6:bc:W
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. kc'0NE4oq
Apparently P! Ed
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet p@Y$e Z:O
place. 1MI7l)D?
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( c^Jgr(Ow
i.e. TucAs0-bF
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. +M##mRD
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little Om2X>/V%C
bit ^D;D8A.
of wonderful information. G'2=j
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed h
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that (kQ.tsl
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let bmVgTm&
your U|7Qw|I7
friends know about #77. qH
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.