A San Diego Police cruiser at the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Mountain View in 2020. Courtesy OnScene.TV For editors and reporters, access to the police scanner is a critical — and ...

Late last month, the citizens of Boulder lost a crucial tool of transparency when the Boulder Police Department began encrypting its communications. While most people are probably most familiar with ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Legislation has been introduced in the Illinois legislature that would require law enforcement agencies that encrypt police scanner radio transmissions to give real time ...

The Emergency Communications Center is pictured on Nov. 3, 2023, on the second floor of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center. The days of police business being aired over a “scanner” are nearing ...

Individuals who listen to scanners to hear reports about crashes and crimes in York County have been wondering why local law enforcement calls suddenly cannot be heard anymore. The answer: All police ...

On Thursday, police flipped the switch, encrypting more than 2,000 radios in the city. The switch happened around 1 p.m. and police officers could be heard directing their colleagues to switch over to ...

HARFORD Co. --- Harford County Sheriff's Office has joined the growing list of law enforcement agencies who are now encrypting their radio transmissions. This means certain information will not be ...

The days of eavesdropping on the New York Police Department may be coming to an end. The NYPD says it wants to reimagine its current police communication system and transition to encrypted messages by ...

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Anyone who owns a police scanner in Owensboro-Daviess County may have noticed it has gone silent. For the general public — and for news outlets that previously heard daily city police department ...

To our Readers, Viewers, and Listeners, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has revealed the City of Chicago’s plan to block live transmissions of Chicago Police Department scanners – restricting access to ...

(TNS) — Yes, it's true. Police scanners no longer pick up transmissions from some local police departments. Lewiston and Auburn police departments have gone to a new encrypted radio system that cannot ...