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 ...

Seeing the red lights flashing behind you while driving on the highway can immediately make your heart sink, so it's no surprise that a lot of drivers are using police scanners to detect nearby ...

[Harrison Sand] just finished a guide on how to use SDR to listen in on Police and Fire radio bands ... that law enforcement was moving to encrypted communications systems. But all we really ...

As Palo Alto police switch to encrypted radio, newsroom scanners go silent In a sudden move that will severely limit the ability of journalists and citizen watchdogs to know about crimes as they ...

Or it can take a more restrictive approach and encrypt all of its communications ... news based on information picked up from a police scanner. When you donate to keep journalism local, your ...

Both the Rochester Police Department and Olmsted County Sheriff's Office will switch to encrypted channels for radio communications beginning Jan. 27. (Anthony Soufflé/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

All radio transmissions by the New Castle County Police Department will be encrypted by the end of ... turn the devices into mobile police scanners, allowing criminals to monitor police activities ...

In Minnesota, Hennepin County became the first known agency to encrypt calls in 2019 ... cases that learning about an incident from a police scanner is a way that journalists and the public ...

Police scanners in Scott County are set to go silent under a radio replacement plan currently being rolled out countywide.  Local law enforcement dispatch communications will be aired over ...

The Chicago Police Department was expected to fully encrypt its system by this year, making transmissions public only after a 30-minute delay. Those who oppose the shift — including elected ...