Phone lines have been restored to the Dexter Police Department and the Dexter Fire Department.

Dexter Fire Chief Al Banken said during remodeling and expansion construction to the police department, workers accidentally cut the telephone lines to both departments.

But Banken says it did not affect emergency response because people could still call 911 for emergency dispatch.

He says it happened about 2:30 Tuesday afternoon, but was back up and running by 3:30pm.

Banken says it's just another example to show how important it is to always be prepared as emergency response organizations.

"You plan for the future, and you plan for these emergencies, which turned out not to be an emergency, as a result of pre -planning. And that's the name of the game, pre planning," said Banken. "As far as I'm concerned as fire chief, the service of fire protection was not in jeopardy."

The Southeast Missouri (SEMO) Cyber Crimes Task Force will receive more than $100,000 to fight Internet crime.

Last year, a U.S. Justice Department report ranked Missouri's cyber crime fighting efforts among the national leaders in the number of arrests made and the number of law enforcement officers trained.

The SEMO Cyber Crimes Task Force in Poplar Bluff will receive $105,206 to fight online criminals who often seek to entice children and deal in child pornography.

Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, News Madrid, Oregon, Pemiscot, Perry, Ripley, Scott, St. Francois, Stoddard and Wayne counties participate in the SEMO Cyber Crime Task Force.

The Department of Justice is required to report to Congress every two years on the effectiveness of the fight against child exploitation, according to the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008.

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