Peterborough Police Receive 9-1-1 Call From Person Reporting End Of Their Driveway Needs To Be Cleared Of Snow

Peterborough Police Service reports that their communications centre just received a 9-1-1 call from a person reporting that the end of their driveway needs to be cleared after a snowplow went by.

Snow at the end of your driveway is a pain in the butt but not an emergency (PTBOCanada file photo)

Police remind the public to keep their calls to 9-1-1 for emergencies only.

So for example, snow at the end of your driveway doesn’t qualify as an emergency. It sucks but it’s not an emergency. Hashtag #WhenNotToCall911.

Our communications centre just received a 9-1-1 call from a person reporting the end of their driveway needs to be cleared as a snowplow just went by. Please keep
9-1-1 for emergencies ONLY. These types of calls tie up the lines. For snowplow issues kindly contact @CityPtbo! -LG pic.twitter.com/KPykExYOn2

— Peterborough Police (@PtboPolice) January 21, 2020

“These types of calls tie up the emergency lines. For snowplow issues kindly, contact The City of Peterborough,” the police say.

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