Important Las Vegas Phone Numbers

Many people ask if 911 can be called to report an incident at a location different from where the call is being made. For example, if someone is away from home but their security cameras show a burglary, can they report it to the authorities by calling 911?

The answer is no. It’s advisable to program the 24-hour non-emergency business number for your home city’s police into your phone. If you call “911” from out of state, you will reach the local Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) only, which may not be able to transfer your call to another PSAP unless it’s for a neighboring police, fire, highway patrol, or other emergency agency within the same state. It’s better to call the agency directly so you can provide real-time information from your video camera and answer any questions from the responding agency.