Florence police non-emergency phone line may be down due to scheduled maintenance

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Published: Jul. 9, 2020 at 9:18 AM EDT

FLORENCE, S.C. (WMBF) – Florence police is conducting scheduled maintenance on their network which may disrupt service to the department’s non-emergency phone lines.

The maintenance begins at 7 p.m. Thursday and will end at 1 a.m., according to a press release from the department.

During the maintenance period, the public is asked to use the department’s alternate contact number for non-emergencies at 843-495-0216.

Police said 9-1-1 should still be utilized for all emergency calls for service.

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