Police scanners are going silent thanks to a new rule requiring the communication system be encrypted. The mandate from the federal government means the frequently-used method by media to track down ...

Cincinnati may move to encrypt police radio traffic, cutting off live scanner feeds and affecting apps like Citizen.

Boulder’s police radios will no longer be available for curious minds and ears starting Tuesday. Up until now, anyone interested in what the Boulder Police Department was doing could go to a police ...

Port Huron police will encrypt radio traffic this week, ending public access to scanners and apps as part of a statewide security requirement.

(TNS) — Police scanners in Berkeley could soon go silent, but transparency concerns remain among some current and former city leaders who say they’d like to first see more discussion on the issue and ...

EVANSVILLE — After a man allegedly ambushed and killed Evansville firefighter Robert F. Doerr II in 2019, investigators said he monitored police radio chatter using a smartphone app while he made his ...

In most newsrooms, a scanner that picks up on local police and fire communications provides a constant stream of background noise that often prompts reporters to leap into action when they hear ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — It could be considered an honest mistake when someone who is listening to police scanner traffic posts some of that information on social media. After all, the information is ...

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(FOX 2) - Police scanners have often been the first sign of news that is breaking. The tool has been a popular mechanism for news agencies and members of the public interested in tracking anything ...