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Gant, J. (2026, October 22). 911 systems across California suddenly shutdown sparking chaos. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/22/us-news/california-911-systems-suddenly-shut-down-emergency-calls-rerouted/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-22 · by James Gant

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On Thursday morning, two major 911 systems in Oakland and Riverside County experienced sudden malfunctions, causing widespread difficulties for callers trying to reach emergency services. In Oakland, dispatchers were temporarily unable to handle calls and had to reroute them to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. Similarly, in Riverside County, some cell phone users reported being unable to connect to 911 and were directed to use an alternate number, 951-776-1078, for emergencies while awaiting system restoration. The cause of these outages remains unknown.
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On October 22, 2026, two major 911 systems across California suddenly malfunctioned, causing chaos. Callers in Oakland and Riverside County could not reach emergency dispatchers at times due to the outage. The Oakland Police Department (OPD) reported computer glitches starting late Wednesday night, with all calls being rerouted to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.

On October 26, it was revealed that a copper wire theft caused Oakland's entire 911 system to fail for nearly two days, after thieves vandalized critical AT&T infrastructure, severing both copper and fiber-optic lines. This led to emergency phone lines, internet, and the computer-aided dispatch system going down. In Riverside County, authorities issued an alternative emergency number 951-776-1078 for residents who couldn't reach 911.

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James Gant
1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Callers in Oakland and Riverside County could not get through to emergency dispatchers at times following the mass outage.
2026-10-22 · assertive framing · 911 systems across California suddenly shutdown sparking chaos
The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

911 California Oakland Oakland Police Department Riverside County

Subjects

Riverside County GPE · 3× California GPE · 2× 911 ORG · 1× AT&T. ORG · 1× Alameda County GPE · 1× NBC Bay Area ORG · 1× OPD ORG · 1× Oakland GPE · 1× Oakland Police Department ORG · 1× the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office ORG · 1×

Narrative

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office wrote on X: “9-1-1 OUTAGE ALERT We are aware of an outage affecting some cellular users’ ability to call 9-1-1.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-22
🔮 Callers in Oakland and Riverside County could not get through to emergency dispatchers at times following the mass outage.
2026-10-22 · New York Post
911 systems across California suddenly shutdown sparking chaos · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 2 hedged)

Two major 911 systems across California suddenly malfunctioned Thursday morning, sparking chaos. asserted
systems → malfunction → chaos
Callers in Oakland and Riverside County could not get through to emergency dispatchers at times following the mass outage. uncertain
Callers → get → outage
Oakland Police Department reported their computers started glitching late Wednesday night as emergency and non-emergency lines cut out. asserted
lines → report → ?
All calls were being re- asserted
calls → re → ?
routed to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, NBC Bay Area reported, after a computer system freeze Wednesday night asserted
Area → rout → freeze
OPD dispatchers have moved to the Oakland Fire and Alameda County Sheriff’s dispatch center and are only responding to priority one calls. asserted
dispatchers → move → calls
Their IT department is working to restore services with AT&T. asserted
department → work → AT&T.
In Riverside County, the sheriff’s department said they had reports that some callers were not getting through using their cell phones. asserted
callers → say → phones
An alert sent out to residents said: “Public safety alert. asserted
alert → send → residents
If you cannot reach 911, call 951-776-1078. asserted
you → reach → 1078
Updates will be provided as systems are restored. asserted
systems → provide → ?
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office wrote on X: “9-1-1 OUTAGE ALERT We are aware of an outage affecting some cellular users’ ability to call 9-1-1. asserted
We → write → 1
If you have an emergency and cannot get through to 9-1-1, please call 951-776-1078.” asserted
you → have → 1078
It remains unclear the cause of the outage in both areas. uncertain
It → remain → areas
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