I knew about the red light on cars, but not the #77. It was about 1:00 <S:,`v&Z
p.m. '_Hb}'sFI
in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED [rD+8,zVm
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's eB} sg4
parents Q_UCF'f;}
have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the f@,hO5h(_|
side of "!w
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * A3<P li
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Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called ^ mQ;CMV
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull h|$zHm
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an 6c;?`C
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind )dzjz%B)
her. XACEt~y
The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was (STWAwK-
and J~nJpUyP*
there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he g,{Ei]$>I
had _s*uF_:3
back up already on the way. AVdd?Ew
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind PHE;
her. c@"i?
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car JXRmu~W~l
behind. kW7&~tX
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man h}c6+@w&-
was x1 R!
a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. mt&JgA/
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a ocDVCCkxg
woman oPC IlH
alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. =~(L JPo6
Apparently #Fb0;H9`
police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet L?/M2zc
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place. )BM
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( )PLc+J.I
i.e. Bm2}\KOI
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. 4w3V!K8
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little )f_"`FH0d
bit .D M1Knj
of wonderful information. yA`]%U((
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed : \ON+LQr
that ]#WX|0''^
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let !W6
your
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friends know about #77. SFm.<^6
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.