Update:Â The phone lines are again operational.
Update at 4:34 p.m.: The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office and Sonora Police Department are not the only offices experiencing downed phone lines (see below); the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office reports it is too. They note that currently they are experiencing a telephone outage affecting their main phone lines due to an AT&T service disruption. Sheriff’s officials added, “It has been reported that this outage may last up to nine hours and was potentially caused by a cut fiber optic cable.”
While AT&T crews continue to work on fixing the problem, CCSO gave out these working numbers:
- For non-emergency inquiries, please contact the Sheriff’s Office at 209-770-6524.
- For all emergencies, continue to call 911 as usual.
Original post written by BJ Hansen at 10:49 a.m.: Sonora, CA — The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office and Sonora Police Department are both notifying the community that the non-emergency phone lines are currently down.
911 is still operating normally.
Some others throughout the Mother Lode have also been experiencing phone service issues.
For the time being, anyone needing to contact the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office for a non-emergency can call either 209-770-6969 or 209-768-3666.
Those needing to reach the Sonora PD for a non-emergency can call one of three numbers: 209-591-9200, 209-591-9201, or 209-591-9202.
The sheriff’s office adds that it is actively working with its service providers to fix the issue and will provide an update once it is resolved.
No additional information is immediately available.
