There are so many things out there that we can teach our children that might save their lives, one of those is calling *677. If an unmarked car tries to pull you over on a deserted stretch of road call the number *677, it puts you in direct contact with police dispatch.
For a woman alone in a car you should never pull over for an unmarked car. Police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe place. You do need to acknowledge them by putting on your hazard lights or you can call *677.
The following story illustrates how calling *677 can save your life.
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 had always told her never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather to wait until she gets 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.
Share this story with other women in your lives, especially any teenage daughters who drive by themselves. Just like Lauren, it could save their life.