New Police Hotline
Rafik JALALDEEN
A new police emergency hotline number and an emergency number for
each police station in Colombo city were introduced yesterday.
A launch ceremony was held at the World Trade Centre in Colombo to
introduce the new number 011 5717171. The new hotline was officially
granted to Colombo DIG Nimal Mediwaka by Lanka Bell Managing Director
Surendra Gunawardana.
The new hotline and emergency numbers will make it much easier for
the public to contact police in an emergency.
“The existing numbers 119 and 118 are busy and the public find it
difficult to contact the police in an emergency. Therefore, the new
hotline number and emergency numbers at the each police station will
make access easy,” Mediwaka said.
He said each police station in Colombo city will have an emergency
number which will displayed on police patrol vehicles.
“When the public have valuable information on any suspect, suspicious
parcel or vehicle the public can reach the nearest police station on the
new emergency line.”
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