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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mandate from the federal government means police scanners will be encrypted by October. That goal is police safety, according to ...

The end of police scanners? Encrypted communications coming A mandate from the federal government means police scanners will be encrypted by October. That goal is police safety, according to the ...

For decades, police radio communications were one of the few ways the public and the press could independently understand what was happening in their communities in real time. Journalists relied on ...

This is not a good look for Chicago police officers. One officer was caught accepting bribes for use of the encrypted radio. As a result, criminals had access to emergency dispatches, undercover ...

The Illinois Attorney General's office has charged a Chicago police officer with bribery and misconduct. Officer Alain Dillon, 37, is accused of accepting multiple $500 payments in exchange for using ...

Prince William County police transitioned from open dispatch traffic to fully encrypted police radio transmissions earlier this month, aligning with what the department calls “evolving public safety ...

Gov. Hochul must sign a bill now on her desk to provide press access to police radio calls. The bill before Hochul, the Keep Police Radio Public Act, would require police forces statewide to provide ...

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 ...