Wiltshire police experiencing delays with 101 and 999 calls

Those calling the 101 service will see outages, and 999 is experiencing delays (Picture: Getty)

Wiltshire Police has reported an outage in their control room, meaning the 101 telephone line is currently out.

Emergency calls are also facing slight delays, the force said, but they stressed that emergency calls will be answered.

They wrote: ‘The 101 function of our website is still operational and anyone wishing to report a crime not in progress should follow the link in the comment section of this post.

‘Work is rapidly ongoing to bring the telephone service back online. Thank you for your patience.’

Despite the worrying outage, one woman found the humour in the situation: ‘999 calls answered with a delay advertised, every criminal’s dream to be notified of this.’

Workers are trying to get the telephone service back (Picture: Getty)

It comes as earlier today, emergency call access went completely out in two US states – Louisiana and Mississippi.

Residents in different parts of the state have been advised to instead call their local police department, sheriff’s office and law enforcement precincts.

Officials urged residents to spread the word on the numbers to call in the meantime and that they would provide updates on the 911 line on social media and through official city communications.

Around the same time, officials said both 911 and non-emergency phone lines were down across Louisiana.

The reason for the outages in both states was not immediately known.

It comes two days after the US Secret Service dismantled a massive plot to bring down New York’s phone network before the United Nations General Assembly.

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