911 Calls

• Mosquitoes, evasive chips and messy rooms: Sask. RCMP’s 911 false alarms

  The Saskatchewan RCMP released its most entertaining 911 calls of 2023, sharing complaints from callers frustrated with messy rooms, vending machines and deep-fried rink food. 

  Canada

  Jan 9
  
• Peel police release inappropriate call to 911 over broken TV

  'I can't get any channels, or nothing,' the caller tells a 911 dispatcher. Peel Regional Police release audio of an inappropriate call to the emergency line.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2023
  
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• Peel Region’s 911 service overwhelmed by non-emergency calls: police

  Peel Police say about 40% of calls to the region's 911 service are for non-emergency situations, which can leave some people seeking emergency assistance waiting on the phone.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2023
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• Intermittent issues with 911 lines in northern B.C. now fixed

  The B.C. RCMP North District covers more than 775,000 square kilometres in the top half of B.C. which includes Terrace, Prince George, Fort St. John and Quesnel.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2023
• More than 29K 911 calls for encampments in Victoria over 3 years

  Councillor Stephen Hammond provided Victoria police data on his social media, which showed 911 was called 9,363 times in 2022 for “shelter and park” calls.

  Crime

  Aug 11, 2023
• Waterloo police want people to check their phones after uptick in accidental 911 calls

  Waterloo regional police are asking people to check their phones as their communications centre has recently seen a 'significant increase in 911 accidental dials.'

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2023
• May was busiest month in history for 911 calls in B.C.

  E-Comm said it received more than 240,000 calls in May alone.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2023
• No butts about it: Why one Quebec police force wants pocket dialing to stop

  Quebec City police receive so many accidental calls to 911 that it is reaching out to the public, asking residents to stop unintentionally pocket dialing them.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2023
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• Belleville, Ont. police dealing with rise in 911 hang-ups

  Police in Belleville, Ont., say they are dealing with a rise in 911 hang-up calls. Police are reminding people to lock their keypads on their mobile devices.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2023
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• Multiple false 911 calls lead to charges for man in Lindsay, Ont.: police

  Police say a man was warned on two occasions about making false 911 calls but continued to do so. An arrest was made on Saturday.

  Crime

  Jan 30, 2023