Nortonville, Ky. (December 27, 2020) – Kentucky State Police, Post 2 phone lines are back in proper working order. The public can call any administrative line for non-emergencies. For emergencies, please call 911.  Emergency backup phone lines will remain active if 911 services become interrupted again.

ORIGINAL RELEASE

Nortonville, Ky. (December 25, 2020) – Kentucky State Police, Post 2 is experiencing major issues regarding calls coming into the dispatch center. Area 911 dispatch centers in the Post 2 district as well as some other surrounding districts are reporting outages. Post 2 dispatch is receiving 911 emergency calls from Verizon carriers at this time. 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.

Post 2 personnel is requesting the public in the Post 2 district who cannot get through by calling 911 to utilize the phone numbers 502-395-1771 or 502-682-0941.

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.

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