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