Do you know when to call 911? Police put spotlight on reducing non-emergency calls

Do you know when to call 911? Police put spotlight on reducing non-emergency calls

'Every non-emergency call takes up valuable time and resources from someone who may be experiencing a life-threatening emergency,' South Simcoe police chief says

Province-wide police campaign focusing on misuse of 911

socastcmsRssStart88.7 myFM News staffsocastcmsRssEnd Kingston Police are joining forces with other organizations in Ontario to help combat misuse on the emergency phone system. When Every Second Counts is a campaign aimed at reducing the amount of non-emergency calls to 9-1-1. It also aims to educate those about the consequences of making false 9-1-1 calls that put a strain on the emergency communications system. Cst. Anthony Colangeli says 9-1…