More than a dozen law enforcement agencies — from Overland Park to Prairie Village — will be encrypting their primary channels so listeners can't hear what police and dispatchers are saying over the ...

If you’ve ever heard sirens screaming from nearby streets and wished you knew what was happening, there’s a simple solution: a police scanner. These devices are somewhat similar to your average radio, ...

As thousands of people across the U.S. protest against police brutality, police-scanner apps have surged in popularity. One such app, 5-0 Radio Police Scanner, shot up the charts to become the most ...

(TNS) — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Last month, Manchester, N.H., police transmissions accessible to anyone with a radio scanner became unintelligible to those outside the department. After upgrading its ...

The ability for the public and media to listen to police scanner activity may come to an end or be drastically altered when Luzerne County implements a new 911 radio upgrade. County officials plan to ...

U.S. smartphone users are downloading police scanner apps in record numbers amid protests taking place across the country in the wake of George Floyd's murder, according to mobile-app data analysis ...

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Matthew A. Hale, 29, was arrested last week in Muncie, Ind., after he allegedly fled the scene of a failed stickup at a pharmacy. Police accused Hale of being the getaway driver for an accomplice who ...

In the stir-crazy madness of last week's lockdown and manhunt for the marathon bombers, thousands of people decided they had found the perfect recipe for real, live, up-to-the-minute news: an ...

The founder of a Twin Cities website that monitored law enforcement scanner dispatches and shared them online for citizens and journalists alike has died, his family said. Jeff C. Sandell, 39, the ...

Have you ever heard a siren scream by your house or office and thought, “I wonder what that was all about?” Now you can find out for yourself by checking out our ...