[Mb-civic] important info

[Judy McDowell]

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> From: "Judy McDowell" <JMcDowell at manhattanmortgage.com>
> Date: April 26, 2006 2:55:08 PM EDT
> To: <judylynn at hamptons.com>
> Subject: FW: MUST KNOW *677
> Reply-To: <JMcDowell at manhattanmortgage.com>
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> From: Sari Rosenberg [mailto:SRosenberg at manhattanmortgage.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:58 AM
> Subject: MUST KNOW *677
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> MUST KNOW *677
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> 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.
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> 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 was and there weren't. He told  
> her to keep driving, remain calm and that he had back up already on  
> the way.
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> 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 Feature *677. Women, especially, alone in a  
> car, should not pull over for an unmarked car. Apparently police  
> have to respect your right to keep going to a safe 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.
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> 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 State Police Dispatch. So,  
> now it's your turn to let your friends know about *677.
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> Send this to every person you know

Judy Lynn-McDowell
Day-Dream Inc
Don't give up your day dream
PO Box 1115
Wainscott, NY 11975
631-324-6620
631-835-8040 cell
judylynn at hamptons.com
judylynn at DAY-DREAM.NET



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