Council Bluffs Police Department phone lines will be down for approximately one hour between Midnight and 5 a.m.

(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department is informing the community that Cox Communications has scheduled a network upgrade overnight tonight from midnight to 5 a.m. The internal/external phone lines to the police department will be down for approximately one hour during the five hour maintenance window. During this time, if you have an emergency and need police assistance, you will still be able to call 911 and officers will be dispatched through the Pottawattamie County Communications Center. If an attempt to call the department for a non-emergency reason is unsuccessful, please call the Communications Center’s non-emergency number at (712) 328-5737 and they will relay your message.