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 police ...

Montgomery police have encrypted their radio channels to protect privacy and safety, limiting public scanner access.

The NYPD has begun encrypting scanner radios that the press and the public have used to monitor basic police communications for more than 90 years. While the desire to put such communications on an ...

Across the United States, more and more police departments are choosing to silence radio scanners, preventing citizens from monitoring crime in their communities. This wave has made its way to New ...

More than a dozen law enforcement agencies — from Overland Park to Prairie Village — will be encrypting their primary channels so listeners can't hear what police and dispatchers are saying over the ...

"Beginning on January 23, 2024, the following Johnson County police agencies will begin full encryption of their radio communications." So began a media release sent out on Dec. 21, the Thursday ...

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, MI — Police radio traffic in Port Huron is expected to go silent to the public this week as the department begins encrypting its communications, a change tied to statewide requirements ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Beginning on January 23, 2024, the following Johnson County police agencies will begin full encryption of their radio ...