Oakland 911 Outage Caused by Cut Cables, Service Restored
Oakland's 911 system went down on October 22, 2026, with calls rerouted to the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, and service was restored after police found copper wire theft and damaged fiber optic lines had caused the outage.
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| Oct 26, 11:37 AM | nypost.com | Infuriating reason major California city’s entire 911 system went down for two days |
| Oct 23, 10:41 AM | cbsnews.com | Oakland 911 system restored, investigation underway after police find cut cables |
| Oct 23, 3:43 AM | nbcbayarea.com | 911 emergency dispatch systems restored in Oakland |
| Oct 22, 6:49 PM | cbsnews.com | Copper wire, fiber optic line damage cuts police phone lines in Oakland, Gilroy, Morgan Hill |
| Oct 22, 12:54 PM | oaklandside.org | Oakland’s 911 system is down |
| Oct 22, 12:14 PM | abc7news.com | Oakland 911 outage disrupts emergency response; calls being routed to Alameda Co. Sheriff's Office |
| Oct 22, 11:59 AM | kron4.com | Oakland 911 service disrupted, calls rerouted |
| Oct 22, 10:44 AM | cbsnews.com | Oakland 911 system goes down, calls rerouted to Alameda County |
| Oct 22, 4:43 AM | nbcbayarea.com | Oakland's 911 system goes down, calls routed to Alameda County |