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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 *

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, 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 State Police Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let your friends know about *677.

The Knockoff Pullover Urban Legend

Claim: College student who by dialing #77 on her cell phone evades a rapist pretending to be a police officer.

Status: Multiple — see below.

* Co-ed named Lauren evades rapist who had been masquerading as a police officer:
Undetermined.

* Rapists and murderers have been known to pass themselves off as police officers:
True.

* Dialing #77 on your cell phone will connect you with the highway patrol:
True in some states, False in others.

Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2002]

Variations:

* A March 2002 version changes the girl's name from Lauren to Lisa.

* An October 2003 version moves the action to Australia. Once again, 19-year-old Lauren barely escapes disaster, but does so this time by using the "No. 112 feature" on her cell phone to summon help.

* A July 2004 version shifted the story to Canada. Yet again, 19-year-old Lauren barely escapes disaster, but in this instance she does so by dialing *677. (The number *677, aka *OPP, is the non-emergency cell caller line of the Ontario Provincial Police.)

* A March 2006 version shifted the story to Dorset. As always, 19-year-old Lauren barely gets away from the horror that would otherwise have befallen her, but in this instance she does so by dialing 112. (112 and 999 are the emergency numbers in the United Kingdom.)