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#77 and unmarked police cars
(got this as a forward. just wanted to post it for people to know. my BF alwyas tells me to be careful about this)
Lauren was 19 yr. old and in college. This story takes place over the Christmas/New Year's holiday break. It was the Saturday before New Year's and it was about 1PM in the afternoon. Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An *UNMARKED* police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. Lauren's parents have 4 children (high school and college age) and have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather wait until they get to a gas station, etc.. So Lauren had 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 where police cars where she was and there wasn't! He told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he had back up already on the way. Ten minutes later, four 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" 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 give you this little bit of wonderful information. So now it's your turn to let your friends know about "#77". Send this to every woman you know, it may save their life. Men, Please send this to your women friends. |
Warning...some elements may not be true
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I know Louisiana has a *LSP (*577) code for cell phones where you can get them directly. If my backwards state has it, I'm betting other states do too.
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I know Florida has it - I think it's *FHP. Had to use it once when I was in high school and my mustang P.O.S. broke down on a road trip in the middle of nowhere! I think other states have it in certain areas, for example SC has their "DOT Assistance Zones" (or something) outside of Ft. Mill/Rock Hill, then also when you approach Columbia. Not sure if NC has it though.
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I just found this, which lists emergency numbers by state, but of course I don't know how accurate it is.
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you are better off just dialing 911 apparently.
And i have received that email too. |
PLEASE READ
http://www.coloradoan.com/news/coloradoanpublishing/Miller/
This happened to a girl in Fort Collins who worked up the street from where I lived last year. I had seen signs all over town saying that Lacy Miller was missing, and soon it was in the news that she had been kidnapped by someone who posed as a police officer. I'm not going to go into details, but when I read the article in the paper after the man was convicted, I cried. I don't know how someone could do something so horrid as what he did to her. It's already illegal to impersonate a police officer, but it's not illegal to purchase police gear. Tougher laws are being looked at, that will have more severe penalties. So, be careful, and know that while the story in the email may or may not be fake, Lacy's story is unfortunately real. |
We have #77 here and I'm so glad we do. I was riding in a car with a friend of mine at night and an unmarked car put his lights on because she was speeding. She started to pull over but I told her to call #77 and tell the dispatcher that we were going to pull off on an exit that had a well-lit gas station. She confirmed the officer behind us, we pulled off at an exit, she got her speeding ticket, and we went home. I would never ever ever pull over for an unmarked car by myself, especially at night.
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This story just reminded me of some incidents that happened here. I guess a few years ago some pretty sick students had gotten ahold of some police gear and a light bar. Well, everytime they pulled a female driver over they raped her ( I believe they got 4). Eventually they did catch them but dag on, I couldn't believe it took them a long time to catch them.
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I don't even understand this. You cannot be pulled over by an "unmarked" vehicle. In order for a patroller to pull you over, the car has to be VISIBLY marked from at least 50 feet away!! I found this out in a safety speech given by Georgia state patrollers.
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Many traffic cop units will get around the 'unmarked' rule by just adding a couple of stickers to an unmarked vehicle; those familiar with the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor can see the plain wheels and overall police hardware (ram bumpers, etc.) No light bar in plain sight. |
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Not all undercover police cars are Crown Victorias, but typically, the ones that are used in traffic incidents are.
Many departments use other mainstream "family-like" cars as undercover cars. Ford Taurus', Mercury Sables, and 80s Pontiac Celebrities are often used in southern California. But most of the time, you will never know these are police vehicles- they are usually used by investigators for non-urgent reasons. But don't think they can't pull you over and ticket you. Just an FYI. |
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