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Warning - - What Every Woman & Man Needs To Know - -
Friday, October 10, 2008

I thought it was worth passing along..There are unmarked police cars everywhere,and most of us would never think twice about pulling over.Its something every teenager and woman should know about,even men are involved,you never know what crazy people are afterYOU MUST KNOW *77 or, just call 911....this works in every state


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 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 flashi ng 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. This applies to ALL 50 states.



Sorry, but the information about dialing *77 isn't exactly true.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/fakecop.asp

*77 isn't a universal number for the Highway Patrol -- it's only valid in certain states. The article recommends simply dialing 911.

Friday, October 10, 2008 at 5:56pm (MST)


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