The ability for the public and media to listen to police scanner activity may come to an end or be drastically altered when Luzerne County implements a new 911 radio upgrade. County officials plan to ...

Curious about police activity in your area, but don't want to invest in a dedicated police scanner? Try using your Android phone instead. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco ...

New technologies have a way of forcing difficult conversations. Now that police can instantly trace anyone's license plate from a keyboard in a patrol car, what's the official threshold for needing to ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Metro Nashville Police Department plans to roll out a system that would encrypt their radio channels from reaching the public. Anyone who listens to radio traffic through ...

TROY, NY (WRGB) — The Troy City Council will vote on an ordinance Thursday that could potentially block the public from listening to police scanner traffic. It’s part of a grant by the state division ...

Matthew A. Hale, 29, was arrested last week in Muncie, Ind., after he allegedly fled the scene of a failed stickup at a pharmacy. Police accused Hale of being the getaway driver for an accomplice who ...

EUGENE -- Authorities in Eugene are encrypting their radio channel to prevent the public from listening to police activity. Police Lt. Nathan Reynolds told the Eugene Register-Guard that at times an ...