The Bermuda Police Service community reporting portal was offline for more than three days so essential maintenance could be done.

A spokesman advised on Friday afternoon that portal.police.bm was expected to be restored shortly, and said at about 3.15pm today that the system was back online.

Alternative reporting channels were available while the portal was offline and members of the public were urged to report emergencies via 911, non-emergencies at 211 or in person at any police station.

The BPS apologised for any inconvenience and thanked members of the public for their patience while the maintenance was being done.

• UPDATE: This article has been updated to state that the police reporting portal is back online