MUST KNOW ABOUT *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 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 and 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
> information. So, now it's your turn to let your friends know about *77.
>
> This applies to ALL 50 states.
