Skagit 911 isn’t the only dispatch agency that has moved toward encrypting its radio communications and scanners. Jurisdictions in Indiana, Colorado, California, Nevada and South Dakota encrypted ...

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 ...

A scanner listener says the move to encrypt all Westcom dispatch channels, which handles 911 for the western suburbs, is "a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Minneapolis Police Department will start using encrypted scanners, meaning news media and members of the public won't be able to listen in real time. Pictured is a file photo of a police scanner ...

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 ...

(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 ...