A phone system outage has affected the Big Spring Police Department. As a result, the department has had to reroute emergency calls. The Big Spring Police Department is currently unable to receive 911 calls directly due to the outage.

To ensure public safety, these calls are being redirected to another dispatch center. Further information about the outage and the rerouting of 911 calls can be found through local news sources, including KMID ABC Big 2.