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 ...

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 ...

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

For those who listen to scanner traffic, one police agency will no longer be heard.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Nov. 13, law enforcement radio and police scanners will go dark in Sioux Falls and Minnehaha County, as well as in Rapid City ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis will cease public broadcasts of its police radio communications starting in May and shift to online dashboards for the public to track emergency incident responses. In a news ...

(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 ...

(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 ...