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Elko Police Department phone lines outage

Elko Police Department · Elko, Nevada, United States

Summary

Elko Police Department phone lines were unavailable for part of Sept. 16, 2026, disrupting public telephone access. The Nevada department directed residents to email or visit in person while staff worked on the problem, and later said its phone lines were working again that afternoon. The cause was not established.

Key facts

Added to watchlist
Sep 16, 2026
Incident start
Sep 16, 2026
Left watchlist
Sep 17, 2026
Primary subject
Elko Police Department
Primary location
Elko, Nevada, United States

Watchlist history

  1. Added to watchlist

    Historical boundary inferred from available evidence.

  2. Left watchlist

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