Toronto police have launched a new three-digit number that can now be used to call the force’s non-emergency line.

Police say the *877 feature allows residents using wireless devices to reach non-emergency services using an easy-to-remember number.

They say the three-digit number works exclusively on wireless devices on Rogers, Bell, TELUS and Freedom Mobile networks and their subsidiary companies.

Police say residents using landlines can continue to contact the non-emergency line’s full phone number, 416-808-2222.

Toronto police say the new number comes after a 2022 auditor general audit of the force’s 911 service that recommended police consider a shorter non-emergency phone number that is easier for residents to remember.

Police are reminding the public to dial 911 only in emergen

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