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never knew about this... little bit of info fo you all

MUST KNOW *677

I knew about the red light on cars, but not the *677. 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 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, etc.


Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called 677 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 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 *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.

never knew about it.

It's funny how that story changes every time I hear it.

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/mayhem/fakecop.asp

^interesting huh. i have heard it 3 times.

still nice to know.

never knew that. but now i do.

yeah i heard about that a while ago

i should call verizon wireless and see if its true

Holy shit, I swear no one read that article on Snopes. The key factor here...


Dialing *77 will work in some states (a factor the email fails to mention) and for other state emergency numbers, you can look here: http://www.shopoakpark.com/info-cellnumbers.html

The long and the short of it? The email is most likely a hoax with some spots of truth. Find out the REAL emergency numbers for your area first.

ive gotten that email before more than once

Whether the email is true or not it's always good to know how to call the dispatcher, or know of ways to let the cop know you're going to somewhere more public if you get pulled over at night.. never know if it's a cop or not

Snopes rules.

leason learned don't ever pull over for cops... lol.

dial 911 instead.... that is what i told my girl.....

Exactly. Only some areas have those "special" numbers. 911 is pretty universal.

Why is it that I am always the last to hear these things? :confused: It seems like a good idea, I never thought about being pulled over by a undercover car - now I feel kind of dumb. Good post though, keeps us on our toes :)

because you are gone from this board for weeks, that's why ;) j/k