Local police patrols in Estepona have been working without radio contact with the central 092 emergency switchboard, and unions say, have had to use their mobile phones to keep in contact. The local police union told Málaga Hoy newspaper it’s due to a fault in the system detected two weeks ago.The CSI-F union is concerned at the effect the fault is having on the service the local police provides to the public, saying they cannot respond to emergency situations as quickly as usual and claiming also a lack of coordination between the different patrols.Estepona’s public safety councillor, Francisca Bernal, said none of the police have to use their personal phones, as in-house mobiles are available to officers when they go on shift. The delay in repairing the repeater station used by the 092 switchboard is due, she said, to the closure of many companies during the month of August.