Good thing to Know
Lauren was 19 yrs. old and in college. This story takes
place over the Christmas/New Year's holiday break. It was
the Saturday before New Year's and it was about 1PM 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 a gas station, etc., so Lauren had actually
listened to her parents advice, and promptly called #77 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, so 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 #77 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,) then call #77 like Lauren did.
Too bad the cell phone companies don't give you this little
bit of wonderful information. So now it's your turn to let
your friends know about #77.
Send this to every woman you know, it may save their life.
place over the Christmas/New Year's holiday break. It was
the Saturday before New Year's and it was about 1PM 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 a gas station, etc., so Lauren had actually
listened to her parents advice, and promptly called #77 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, so 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 #77 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,) then call #77 like Lauren did.
Too bad the cell phone companies don't give you this little
bit of wonderful information. So now it's your turn to let
your friends know about #77.
Send this to every woman you know, it may save their life.
