We’re letting the public know that losing access to Oakland's police scanner makes it harder to report on shootings, chases, ...

Local governments are starting to encrypt routine police radio transmissions, altering a longstanding tradition of journalist access to these communications. Some cities are contemplating media ...

The Wildly Popular Police Scanner Goes Silent for Many American cities are encrypting their emergency radio communications over concerns about safety and privacy.

Encrypted radio transmissions will sound distorted to regular listeners, and police communication will only be heard by listeners with the proper encryption key.

The Longmont Police Department’s pilot scanner encryption program officially ended Thursday, but the department said it will keep its radio traffic encrypted while it analyzes data from the test ...

Police scanners are a familiar sound in newsrooms, but come Friday, Greenville police dispatch will go silent on scanners across the area as the agency transitions to a fully encrypted radio system.

The question of whether police radio transmissions should be encrypted has strong opinions on both sides. My father was Chief on the Prior Lake Fire Department for many years, so I know how importa… ...

Police activity in Baltimore will soon be concealed by the shroud of an encrypted radio system. Thisnew equipment will allowofficers to work without worrying about whether a crafty criminal is ...