Nassau County announced that its 911 system was back to normal operations Saturday night.

For about two hours, from about 7 to 9 p.m., Nassau officials said its 911 system was experiencing increased wait times.

In a news release, officials had encouraged people who needed to immediately speak to police to call precincts directly.

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