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*77 (important)

cellphoneguy26

Apr 21, 2008, 12:52 PM
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,...
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techknowitall

Apr 21, 2008, 1:00 PM
not all cell phones have this feature. sorry guys but if there is a unmarked cop call 911 untill you have a true squad behind you
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cellphoneguy26

Apr 21, 2008, 1:01 PM
I just got that email
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custservguru

Apr 21, 2008, 1:01 PM
is this for real? i never have heard of it.
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cellphoneguy26

Apr 21, 2008, 1:02 PM
i just got the email
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BigShowJB

Apr 21, 2008, 2:55 PM
while there is some validity to the story, *77 does not work in all areas. best idea is to dial 911 in any case
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