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My Girlfriend sent me this and I found it super interesting.

MUST KNOW *677

I knew about the red light on cars, but not the *677. It was
about 1:00p.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 them 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, et.)

Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice and promptly
called 677 on her cell phone to inform the police dispatcher that she would
not pull over right away.  She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there
was an unmarked police car behind her with a flashing red light on his 
rooftop.

The dispatcher checked to see if there were any police cars in that
area.!  There weren't. She was told keep driving, remain calm, and that back 
up
was on the way.

Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car
behind her.  One policeman went to her side while the others surrounded the 
other
car.  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 *677 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 *677 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 *677 was a direct link to OPP Dispatch.  So, now it's your turn
to let your friends know about *677.