Toronto police revamps its automated notification system
New service is available for residents, business owners
Toronto Police Services (TPS) is revamping its Auto-Dialer System with TPS Links.York's 13 Division will officially launch its TPS Links awareness and registration campaign Monday, Nov. 9 at Montage Support Services, 504 Oakwood Ave. in the Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue area, at 6 p.m.TPS Links is a community automated notification system created to increase communication between the police, residents and business owners within Toronto.It replaces the existing Auto-Dialer System, applying advanced technology to deliver a better communication service via telephone or text messaging alerts. "It's a new version of an old service we provided," said 13 Division St. Sgt. Jim Coghlin, Community Response Unit. "Auto-Dialer took a long time to dial a thousand numbers."Subscribers to TPS Links can choose to receive messages on nine different topics in their area; road closures, community events, information alerts, existing Amber Alerts, missing persons, emergency incidents, neighbourhood crime alerts, severe weather alerts and threats to school safety. The service is available for individuals, business owners, media groups, political groups and schools within the City of Toronto, said Coghlin, adding subscribers can sign up to receive any number of topics.For those without computer access to register on, registration forms will be available at 13 Division, 1435 Eglinton Ave. West, and at Montage Support Services next week.For information visit www.torontopolice.on.ca/ and click on the TPS Links icon on the right hand side of the page.