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RizziJoy t1_iy210rm wrote

Do you not have a standard number for non emergencies? Here in the uk it’s 999 for emergencies and 101 for non emergencies

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bmx13 t1_iy26nh7 wrote

That's honestly fuggin brilliant. Which is to say no, we don't have that in the US.

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whitlockian OP t1_iy2feyr wrote

No, each police department handles it their own way. Some have a regular number for non-emergencies, and some direct the non-emergency number to 911 dispatchers after hours. Some don't have a number dedicated as "non-emergency " so you either call their main local number or 911. It's all up to the individual police department to decide how they want to handle calls.

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