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Whitehall Police Dealing With Phone System Issues

WHITEHALL (KDKA) -- Whitehall Borough Police issued an important safety warning for their residents early Friday morning.

The police department was having problems with their phone system.

Whitehall dispatches its own police, fire and EMS, but this morning, the system went down.

Anyone calling the 412-884-1100 emergency number only got a busy signal.

In the event of an emergency, they were asking residents to call 911 for Allegheny County dispatchers.

At this time, the Whitehall Borough Police Department is experiencing a problem with our phone system. If you are in...

Posted by Whitehall Borough Police Department on Friday, October 25, 2019

 

Whitehall officials worked with the phone carrier to fix the problem. And now the regular number is back in working order.

Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.

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