Call 77
YOU MUST KNOW *77
I knew about the red light on cars, but not the *77.
It was about 1:00 p.m. 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 always told
them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the
side of the road, but rather
to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. *
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, 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 *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 & quiet;
place. You obviously need
to make some signals! that you acknowledge them (i.e.
put on your hazard lights)
or call *77 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 *77
was a direct link to state trooper info. So, now it's
your turn to let your
friends know about *77.
Send this to every woman (and person) you know; it may
save a life.