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in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED 8l<~zIoO
police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's Of#"nu
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have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the f\z9?Z(~
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * 1ZXRH;J40
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull ZU`HaL$
over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an p2gu@!
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind On}b|ev
her. ,=2)1I]
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he Lr Kx
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back up already on the way. _8 l=65GW
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One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car ]UrlFiR
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They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man *-'`Ea
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. I*KJq
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a y2PxC. -
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alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. uN0'n}c;1.
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet .UU)
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You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( W+.?J
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i.e. {JM3drnw
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did.
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little <)+;Bg
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of wonderful information. {"0n^!
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed OA7=kH@3c
that [-\DC*6
#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let wKJK!P
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friends know about #77. ]0pI6"
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.