Almost 40 per cent of triple-0 calls made to ACT Policing last year were not emergencies
Almost 40 per cent of triple-0 calls made to ACT Policing last year were not emergencies
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Calls to triple-0 included teen who lost internet, man who wanted stray cat arrested
Of the almost 40,000 calls to triple-0 received by ACT police in 2024, 36 per cent were related to non-emergency situations.
Police say that included a call from a teenager whose parents had switched off the Wi-fi and a man who wanted police to arrest a stray cat on his street.
Police are urging members of the public to call their non-emergency line 131 444 if an immediate police presence is not required.