According to an announcement from the Lordstown Police Dispatch, there will be a brief outage of the department's non-emergency lines on April 18.

The non-emergency line will be unavailable on April 18 from approximately 7:10 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. due to equipment maintenance.

The announcement says that in the event of an emergency during this time, callers may dial 9-1-1 and the call will be handled.

The Lordstown Police Dispatch serves the Village of Lordstown and Warren Township according to the release.

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