The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) has condemned the Oakland Police Department's decision to encrypt all radio ...

The Oakland Police Department will begin encrypting its radio communications on Wednesday, cutting off access to the public ...

The Boston Police Department's decision to digitally encrypt its radio transmissions might not seem like something worth our attention in the Berkshires. Nonetheless, when the head of the New England ...

The glitch appears rooted in a broader, little-publicized push to silence similar police scanner traffic across Alameda and ...

Critics: encryption of police scanners in Chicago puts public safety at risk CHICAGO (CBS) -- Police scanners are being silenced in Chicago – and while officers say it is for their safety, some ...

Starting Wednesday, all OPD radio traffic will be encrypted, cutting off public access to real-time dispatch calls for the first time in years.

The days of police business being aired over a “scanner” are nearing their end as Douglas County law enforcement agencies move to a system of fully encrypted radio communication to comply with ...

The Wildly Popular Police Scanner Goes Silent for Many American cities are encrypting their emergency radio communications over concerns about safety and privacy.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is defending the city's decision to start the process of encrypting police radio transmissions.

The NYPD is set to fully encrypt its radio broadcasts by the end of next year as part of a nearly $400 million planned system upgrade — setting off alarm among local politicians and press ...

Police radio scanners are now silent in Virginia Beach. On Thursday, the police department flipped the switch, encrypting more than 2,000 radios in the city.

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 ...