Essex Police are reporting problems with their 101 service this morning Picture: ARCHANT (Image: Archant)
Essex Police are asking members of the public to use online services to report crime this morning following problems with 101.
The 101 service is used for non-emergency calls but this morning the force said there were issues with their phone lines which meant those calling in were having problems.
"Please be advised there is a fault with our 101 phone lines at the moment which is causing some calls to drop out," read a statement on the force's Twitter page.
"Please try and use online contact methods while this fault is fixed."
Non-emergency incidents can be reported on the force's website.
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