911 phone service disrupted in Westchester; alternate Pelham numbers provided
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Fire and police officials in Pelham announced Friday night that 911 phone service for Westchester County was down until further notice.
The Village of Pelham Fire Department posted the following to their official Instagram account this evening: “Attention Pelham residents. 911 phone service is down. For all fire and medical emergencies, call 914-738-2601 until further notice.”
The Village of Pelham Police Department posted on their Facebook page: “Please be advised all emergency contact numbers are down in Westchester County. If you have an emergency, please call 911. It may be answered by state police or NYPD. We will keep you posted. Pelham PD officers will be posted stationary on Fifth Avenue/Lincoln Avenue and Wolfs Lane/Boulevard if you need to report non-emergency calls. Additional police officers will be on patrol until the problem is resolved.”
The Village of Pelham Manor police can be reached at 914-738-1000. The department sent this message to residents: “Emergency service phone lines are out countywide. If you have an emergency, dial 911 from your cell. More to follow.”
The Village of Pelham Manor Fire Department’s non-emergency number is 914-738-8824.
Nick Lieggi is a freshman at Oxford College of Emory University and was a member of the PMHS class of 2020. He began his journalism career at the Pelham...
Thomas F Imperato • Sep 7, 2019 at 11:40 am
Left out all the follow up messages from PMPD:
PELHAM MANOR PD: State police will answer ask to be transferred to Pelham manor we will then take the call all landlines are down nixle.us/BADNC
PELHAM MANOR PD: We have a marked police car stationed at the 4 corners police booth and post road @ Pelham parkway if needed nixle.us/BADNJ
PELHAM MANOR PD: Police headquarters is located at 4 penfield place if needed for your gps standby for further Information nixle.us/BADNS
PELHAM MANOR PD: Pelham Police has marked police cars positioned @ Lincoln and 5th. And boulevard @ wolfs lane if needed nixle.us/BADP6
PELHAM MANOR PD: Pelham police department is located at 34 5th. Ave if needed for your gps landlines are down but 911 via cell works nixle.us/BADPA
PELHAM MANOR PD: we will also have an officer posted in a marked police car at the intersection of pelhamdale ave & shore rd if needed nixle.us/BADRY
PELHAM MANOR PD: Landline phone lines/numbers continue to be down use your cell phone to dial 911 if emergency service is needed nixle.us/BADX8
PELHAM MANOR PD: We will have extra patrols on duty until situation is resolved you will be updated accordingly nixle.us/BADXC
PELHAM MANOR PD: Our phone lines continue to be down call 911 from your cell phone in an *emergency* & you will be transferred to us nixle.us/BAEEJ
PELHAM MANOR PD: We will continue to have an officer posted in a police vehicle at the 4 corners by old police booth (4 corners only) nixle.us/BAEEY
Rich Zahradnik • Sep 7, 2019 at 12:37 pm
Apologies. We understand better now how nixle works.