I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 ?jx1R^
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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED T;5r{{
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's /Ncm^b4
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull $za 8"T*I
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an nkfZiyx
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind d5`3wd]]'v
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he FRu]k
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind t. ='/` !N
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One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car *)M49a*UD
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They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man U1nw- Q+
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. |yEa5rd?W
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a Z;/$
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alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. #Lv2Zoi>G
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet h:Gu`+D>W
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( kE9esC 3
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put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. . mLK`c6
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little ?L&'- e@
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of wonderful information. G 0%6ch^%
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed Qv,"($n\
that C?Bl{4-P}*
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let ^. dsW0"0
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friends know about #77.
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.
