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Although in some states #77 will connect you to that state's Highway Patrol, that code is not universal. Others use *55, *47, or *HP, and some don't have any code at all. Rather than frantically try to figure out which one will work in the area you're in, get around the problem by calling 911
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The #677 apparently comes from this story's migration into Canada, where *677 is the non-emergency cell caller line for the Ontario Provincial Police, aka the OPP (6..7..7... check your phone dial). In Australia, it's 112, as it is in the UK.
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