People trying to get through to Leicestershire Police on a non-emergency number were unable to tonight.
A fault developed on the 101 and 0116 222 2222 non-emergency numbers, disrupting calls for more than an hour from just after 6pm.
The force's website reported at 7.32pm that the fault had been fixed.
Leicestershire Police say emergency 999 calls were received and dealt with normally throughout, and the force's front enquiry offices remained open as normal.
A spokesman apologised to anyone who was affected by the disruption.
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