OPP are modernizing public phone systems outside detachments.
The new ‘E-phones’ are touchscreen based, replacing handset phones used for many years outside of provincial police buildings.
The new systems have been installed in Mitchell and Listowel and should be up and running at the Sebringville detachment in August, Derek Rogers, regional media relations coordinator, told My Stratford Now.
Although a modernized system, the function remains the same, OPP said.
All E-phone calls will connect to OPP Provincial Communications Centres for service.
When the user touches the call-screen icon, call-takers and dispatchers will see the originating location of the call. The location display saves time gathering the caller’s information and provides the public with the confidence that their location is readily identified and that police will respond.
To date, 20 of 34 West Region locations have transitioned to the new E-phone system.
