Police urge proper 999 use

February 20, 2018

Police today urged the public to use the 999 hotline for emergencies only.

 

Police Regional Command & Control Centres received more than two million calls last year.

 

Only 66.7% of the calls were genuine while the rest were misdialled or nuisance calls.

 

Police said hotline misuse delays the handling of genuine emergencies, endangering the lives of those in urgent need of assistance.

 

It added people can contact police stations for non-emergency requests.

 

A list of police station phone numbers can be found on the force's website.

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