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Lightning Strike Takes Out Police Department Phones

July 21, 2021 Crime

The non-emergency phone system at the township Public Safety Building was knocked out for more than a day after the township communication tower was struck by lightning on July 17.

The strike came during one of the severe thunderstorms that hit the area over the weekend.

No emergency phone systems were affected, and the strike did not affect the radio dispatch system, FTPD spokesman Det. Sgt. Vincent Wilson said in an email.

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