> 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, 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