A friend sent this to me,so I am forwarding it on. #77 on your cell phone You may already know of the following information, but if you are seeing this for the first time its worth the read. For Canadians living in Canada , this may be useful information to remember. This story takes place over the Christmas/New Years holiday break. It was about 1 PM in the afternoon, the Saturday before New Year. Nineteen year old College student, Lauren, was driving to visit a friend . An UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on . Laurens parents have four children (high school and college age) and , had very emphatically instructed their children, never pull over for an unmarked car to the side of the road. But, rather wait until they get a gas station, etc. So Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called #77 on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher she would not pull over right away. In speaking with the dispatcher, Lauren said an unmarked police car behind her was flashing the red light on his rooftop. The dispatcher checked to see if any police cars were patrolling her area . NONE! The dispatcher said to keep driving and remain calm as back up was on the way. NEVER 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 signal of acknowledgment (I.e. put on your hazard lights ) or call #77 like Lauren did. Too bad the cell phone companies are silent about this little bit of wonderful information. Ten minutes later four cop cars surrounded Lauren and the unmarked car driving 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. PS: Late one evening about two years ago a woman just off #1 Highway, east of Calgary , was going home from work (lived on an acreage NE of Calgary ) . She wasnt as fortunate because she was caught and murdered . Also in light of the recent attacks/assaults in the Kamloops area - you just never know. I was not aware of the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a woman alone in a car. So now its your turn to let your friends know about #77. Send this to every person you know, it may save their life. Pass this on
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 01:54:54 +0000
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