As much as Seattle Police stress calling them when there’s trouble – either 911 for something urgent, or 206-625-5011 if it’s not – some say the latter number didn’t get them the response they expected. The team at the Southwest Precinct offers some advice: When you call the non-emergency number, to get a dispatcher, press option 2, and then option 8, and that’ll get you to a live person. Again – that’s for when whatever you are reporting is NOT happening now. So what about calling the precinct? Don’t call to file a report or ask that an officer be dispatched – SPD cannot dispatch “from a precinct level,” she explains – but if you need “general information,” as she puts it, 206-733-9800 is the main precinct number. Also: “Sometimes folks want to contact an officer, add follow-up information, just ask a question about something. We’re happy to answer the phones when there is a clerk available.”