Maj Gen Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, commander-in-chief of Dubai Police, said members of the public needed to think carefully about whether their call would be better directed to the non-emergency, 901 number. Pawan Singh / The National
Maj Gen Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, commander-in-chief of Dubai Police, said members of the public needed to think carefully about whether their call would be better directed to the non-emergency, 901 Show more
Dubai Police chief calls for public to only dial 999 in an emergency
The force received 1.6 million 999 calls in three months, with a senior officer asking people to be sure they are in an emergency situation before ringing
