GoddessInTheirGarden Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I read this story via e-mail today. It's a scary thought, but important safety advice for women travelling alone. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST KNOW *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. Lauren had actually listened to her parents' advice, and promptly called *77 on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher than 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. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I always take my cell phone with me when I'm out driving in case my vehicle breaks down, but I never considered THAT possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-D-RocK- Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 A very good post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 According to Snopes.com, some states use the *77 code, but not all, and it's always safest to dial 911, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blonde77th Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Good Posting GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodys hero Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Earlier in the year we had a"poser"cop out there pulling over females and luckily it was always in a high traffic area and the women honked the horns or something to get the attention of the other drivers on the road and the guy took off. Thankfully they eventually caught the guy. I had never heard of *77, I will have to find out if that is something that is done in Colorado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlswing Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 My Step dad is an retired cop and sent this to me a while ago. Also if you don't have a cell phone, keep any old cell phone & charger in your car 911 works even if you don't have an active plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UserNoLongerAMember Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Yea, I never heard of *77. If that is a number that connects you to the cops, wouldn't the advertise that to all people/make it known to us to dial *77 in an emergency? I think I'd dial 911 if some weird guy was following me. Good post though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyrob Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Using mobile phones whilst driving is illegal in the UK, hefty fines and/or prison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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