--- In [email protected], "arleneweaver2004"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> my daughter emailed me this ithrought i would pass it on
>
>
>
>
> 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 her never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side
of
>
the
Thanks i did not know .I am glad she did and she is ok
> 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
> yo
> ur 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. This
> applies to ALL 50 states.
>
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