>I knew about the red light on cars, but not the *677. It was about 1 PM >in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED >police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. Lauren's parents >have 4 children (high school and college age) and have always told them >never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but >rather wait until they get to a gas station, etc. > >Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called >*677 on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not >pull over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there >was an unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop >behind her. The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars >where she was and there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, >remain calm and that he had back up already on the way. > >Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind >her. One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car >behind. They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. >The man was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. > >I never knew about the *677 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a >woman alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. >Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going to a "safe" >place. You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge >them (i.e. put on your hazard lights) or call *677 like Lauren did. > >Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little >bit of wonderful information. > >*Speaking to a service representative at **Bell** Mobility confirmed >that *677 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to >let your friends know about *677.
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