[Fredslist] Valuable information for women driving alone

[JanPresent at aol.com]

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*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 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 * 
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  near 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 along with 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,  including previous 
Impersonating an Officer charges.  

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 BellSouth Mobility  confirmed that 
 *77 was a  direct link to state trooper info in all states. So, now it's  
your turn to let your friends know about  *77.  

Send this to every woman (or person) you know; it may save a  life.  



Jane W.  Present
799 Park Avenue
Apartment 14 C
New York, NY 10021
Telephone  - 212-988-7602
Email - janpresent at aol.com
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