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police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's 4eaC18?
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the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. * ItOVx!"@9
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on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull %WC
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over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an 'd6hQ4Vw4
unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind Z[({; WtF
her. 8zVXQ!
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The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was =$BgIt
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there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he 'Fc&"(!||
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back up already on the way. gscsB4<
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Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind qU2>V
her. T_Y 6AII
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car i
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behind. k9R1E/;
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man z9dVT'
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a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. HHEFX9u
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I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a &|{ K*pNa
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alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. @1n
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police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet Xd|5{
place. 4F:RLj9P!
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them ( PCaa_
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i.e. ;WGY)=-gv
put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. gXw\_ue<
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Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little 9wWjl}%
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of wonderful information. k+i}U9c"
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*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell ** Mobility confirmed 5@Py`
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#77 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let ,cC4d`
your ~s5Sk#.z5
friends know about #77. ojIh;e
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Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a life.