Is This True?

[Miss T]

All women who drive should read this:

I never even knew about this *77 feature!

This actually happened to someone's daughter.

Her daughter, Lauren, is 19 yrs old and in college. This happened to her over the Christmas / New Year's holiday break. It was the Saturday before New Year's about 1 PM in the afternoon and Lauren was driving to visit a friend.

An UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. My friend and her husband 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.

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 was a police car 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 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.

Thank Goodness Lauren listened to her parents! She was shaken up, but fine.

I never knew that bit of advice, but especially for a woman alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car in a secluded area. In fact, even a marked car after dark should follow you to a populated area. 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.

Note that here in Canada it's *77 (in the US it's #77). Be safe and pass this on to your friends. Awareness is everything.

TRUE???

[Kandyapple]

wow thats realy creepy. I dont know if its true or not though. but I know i'm gona remember that now.

[specialkonrd]

im pretty sure u can reach the dispatcher by dailing *77
and im POSITIVE that the cop has to let you pull over in a place that you feel is safe.

[Pegasus]

whoa :S thats crazy

[dfltr]

snopes says it's true. read here

[GiggleyGal]

That's some good advice...mental note *77.

[sidewayz luv]

God thats a scarry thought.....good to know though...

[r@V3r_rAy]

whoa thatz sumthing that everyone should knoe...

[inkster]

has anyone tried dialing *77 yet?

[Miss T]

Originally posted by dfltr
snopes says it's true. read here

crazy! thanks man!!

[c.tard]

Originally posted by inkster
has anyone tried dialing *77 yet?

Nope.. not that I know of.

I do know that *57 connects you to the police also, but that's to track the last number dialing your phone. Meant more for threatening calls, automatic dialers, etc.

[oFFseT]

if it is true...that's a really good idea

[Miss T]

well, if i'm ever in that situation i will try it out........if it doesn't work, there's always 911!

[SEAN!]

there is no highway patrol in bc and im pretty sure all of canada...so i doubt dailing *77 will connect you to anyuthing

well i just dialed *77 and it said blocked calls will no longer be sent to my phone...dope

[c.tard]

^^ i think they charge you for that! :P


haha well i guess it doesn't work then.