BC- Sent in by a concerned Reader….
‘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
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,
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 & call #77 as 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..’
