In Austin, Texas, police are now urging the public to call emergency number 311 and not for emergencies, authorities said.
Austin police say city individuals will be asked to use a 311 report from Friday for crimes that are no longer pending when the suspect is no longer present or when there is no immediate threat to life or property. Department.
“Understand, if someone is in danger, we will still send a marked unit and a uniform chief to take care of it,” interim police chief Joseph Chacon explained on Wednesday, according to KXAN-TV. “But for crimes that may have already occurred and are now being reported, we’re looking at alternative measures, and we’re working on that now.”
