ok i want all ladies in RL to please read this!!
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:52 am
I am not sure this is true....I haven't tried it....however, be alert.
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>Ladies, please read -- men, pass on to the ladies that you know.
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>I knew about the red light on cars, but not the *677
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>It was about 1 PM in the afternoon, and a young girl was driving to
visit a
>friend. An UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put his lights
on.
>Her 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.
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>She had actua lly 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.
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>Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car
behind
>her.
>One policeman went to her si de 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.
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>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 she did.
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>Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little
bit
>of
>wonderful information.
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>*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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>Ladies, please read -- men, pass on to the ladies that you know.
>
>I knew about the red light on cars, but not the *677
>
>It was about 1 PM in the afternoon, and a young girl was driving to
visit a
>friend. An UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put his lights
on.
>Her 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.
>
>She had actua lly 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 si de 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 she 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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