(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 ...

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 important ...

DENVER (CBS4)- Lawmakers are debating secrecy when it comes to police radio scanners. Some police, fire and sheriff's departments are allowed to hide their radio communications by encrypting them.

For decades, citizens have been able to listen in on police chatter. Cincinnati city and Hamilton County officials are ...

Police activity in Baltimore will soon be concealed by the shroud of an encrypted radio system. Thisnew equipment will allowofficers to work without worrying about whether a crafty criminal is ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The public may no longer be able to listen to Denver police radio communications if the department moves forward with a proposal to encrypt all of its radios ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Colorado journalists on the crime beat are increasingly in the dark. More than two-dozen law enforcement agencies statewide have ...

On Tuesday, law enforcement agencies in Wichita and across Sedgwick County will transition to encrypted radio channels.

Longmont police elected to keep its scanner traffic encrypted after the completion of a pilot program. A report from six months of data collected during the pilot was released in May, with police ...

On Jan. 5, the Palo Alto Police Department switched all police radio communications to an encrypted channel to comply with a state requirement. Embarcadero Media file photo. In a sudden move that will ...

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 ...