Crime & Safety
Update: Bradenton Police, Government Phones Back Online
Breaking: The city of Bradenton was experiencing problems with incoming calls.
BRADENTON, FL — Update: The city of Bradenton reported at 9 a.m. that its phone lines were back up and running after an outage Wednesday morning.
Earlier: Bradenton residents trying to reach government offices or the city’s police department on its non-emergency lines may run into trouble on Wednesday morning.
“Due to a national outage by Windstream, which is extended throughout the Eastern Seaboard, the Bradenton Police Department is currently unable to accept incoming, non-emergency calls to those dedicated lines,” Chief Melanie Bevan reported in an email to media. The 911 system is still operational, she said.
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As the outage is being repaired, Bevan asks that non-emergency calls be placed to the agency’s communication center by calling 941-932-9394 or 941-932-9393.
Bradenton government offices are also affected.
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It is unclear how long the outage will last.
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