BERKELEY — Full public access to police scanner activity in the East Bay will soon be unavailable after Berkeley councilmembers gave the city’s police department permission to encrypt radio ...

OAKLAND — For decades, the public has had the ability to tune into radio channels where Oakland police and other Bay Area law enforcement agencies discuss emergency calls and coordinate responses. The ...

OAKLAND — The Oakland Police Department’s plan to shield its officers’ conversations from the public hit an unexpected snag this week. The agency on Thursday said “unexpected technical issues” delayed ...

In October I wrote a piece about monitoring public safety radio in 2020 using police scanners, digital and analog. It’s worth noting that there is still a fair amount of radio communication on the air ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - If you own a police scanner, starting Friday, the Greenville Police Department will transition to a fully encrypted radio system, meaning you won’t be able to hear officer ...

(TNS) — The City Council’s proposed legislation to force the Honolulu Police Department to restore limited access to its radio communications to legitimate news media outlets advanced to a second of ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Multiple law enforcement agencies across Brazos County have fully encrypted their radio communications, a move implemented Monday without prior public discussion, notice, or ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Starting Thursday, Minneapolis Police Department scanner traffic will be off ...

When I became your Police Chief in January 2024, I made you a promise: Transparency would be a cornerstone of how we serve this community. That promise remains unwavering. Since I have been the Chief ...