Dorset Police urges public to avoid non-emergency 999 calls after 6,000 misused in two weeks. Use 101 or online forms for non-urgent police matters.

Derbyshire Police have urged residents to think before contacting the force – amid a surge of calls during the current ...

Dorset Police have released the clip following a recent appeal to the public after an influx of calls at the force’s busiest time of the year. The first clip is one in a series ...

North Wales Police's Make the Right Call campaign aims to reduce non-urgent 999 calls by encouraging other reporting methods.

Dorset Police has released examples of 999 misuse after an influx of calls. The force has shared clips of non-emergency calls received during the busy summer months. Chief superintendent Julie Howe ...

THE public is being reminded to only call 999 in an emergency after an increase in emergency calls being received ...

Police have slashed the time it takes them to answer 999 calls, the Wiltshire Council Police and Crime Panel has heard.

The police said this has put increased demand on its resources. Chief superintendent Julie Howe said: "The Dorset Police Control Room has received several calls to 999 about incidents that are clearly ...