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Ottawa police caution about misusing 911 calls

Briefs | 04/14/2023 1:14 pm EDT
Ottawa police caution about misusing 911 calls
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To mark National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, the Ottawa Police Service issued a news release outlining some of the more outrageous calls the 911 system has received. In 2021, the service handled 667,000 calls. As the pandemic wanes, those numbers are expected to increase.

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