Hello, Well, this is just a little weird. This story matches exactly a chain email that has been sent out, except that the place is supposed to be Winchester, VA, and the number to phone is *77. Everything else, even the woman's name, is word for word the same. So I did wonder if there is a hoax at work.
I did do some checking and there is a web site for a newspaper in Ontario, which states that they had an inquiry about the validity of the number, and the site states that *677 does indeed connect the caller to the Ontario Provisional Police. Other numbers necessary in other parts of Canada. If you're interested, the newspaper site is: http://www.lakeshoreontario.com/emergency/ If you are interested in comparing the stories for yourself, look at http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ Click on "search", then search for "unmarked police". For what it is worth, *77 is good for Virginia and Maryland. There is a national (US) list of emergency numbers at http://www.911dispatch.com/911_file/mobilenumbers.html Regards, Carolyn Carolyn Hastings Stow, MA USA > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of lynn > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 8:36 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [lace-chat] Fw: some of your lady > > > This is something my mom sent me, which came from her > friend's son who is a lawyer. Mostly of interest to > lacemakers living in Ontario, I don't know if it applies to > other police jurisdictions, but the advise is sure and sound. > > Lynn Scott, Wollongong, Australia > > > Subject: very important tidbit about OPP contact passed > along to you.... > > > > Thought this was good information for all the women out > there who take > > their > independence seriously. I knew about the red light on cars, > but not the *677 It was about 1:00 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 four 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. So 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 four 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 is a direct link to OPP > Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let your friends know > about *677 Send this to every woman in Ontario you know, it > may save a life. Let your daughters know. > > > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing > the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, > write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
