I have tried to find this on Snopes and Hoax Busters to see if
there was something
in their files...No results ...so I think this is for real.
Mary Eden
MUST
KNOW *677 I
knew about the red light on cars, but not the
*677.
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
*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 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
*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 & quiet 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
was a direct link to OPP Dispatch.
So, now it's your turn to let your friends know about
*677.
Send
this to every woman (and person) you know; it may save a
life
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