AT&T Outage In Area Not Affecting Local Dispatch At This Time

KSP Reporting Problems With Cell Network In BG Area, Edmonson Dispatch Says No Current Issues

Kentucky State Police, Post 3 has reported major issues regarding calls coming into the Bowling Green dispatch center, as well as some other surrounding districts are reporting outages; however, local dispatch in Edmonson County is reporting no issues at this time.

KSP reported that Post 3 dispatch is still receiving 911 emergency calls from Verizon carriers at this time; however, if someone is calling in on the AT&T network, it is possible they may not get through.

"It is possible this issue is being experienced statewide in multiple states in this area," KSP said in a released statement. "Post 3 personnel is requesting the public in the Post 3 district who cannot get through by calling 911 to utilize the phone numbers 270-782-2010 or toll free 877-416-1224."
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KSP also said that if you do call in to report an emergency or non-emergency, please be patient and please advise dispatch personnel of your location in so that first responders can respond to the correct location. 

Edmonson County dispatch is still operating normally through all networks at this time. They may be reached by calling 911 or 270-597-2729.