Senate Bill 1000, which would require law enforcement agencies to restores public access to their radio communications while protecting confidential information, was passed by the state Assembly ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Police scanners are being silenced in Chicago – and while officers say it is for their safety, some say it is actually putting your safety in jeopardy. As CBS 2 Investigator Megan ...

BERKELEY — Full public access to police scanner activity in the East Bay will soon be unavailable after Berkeley councilmembers gave the city’s police department permission to encrypt radio ...

There was pushback during a public safety meeting in Troy Thursday night. Locals and officials from the Troy Police Department both made their cases regarding the encryption of scanners in the Collar ...

Senate Bill 1000, which would’ve required California law enforcement agencies to find alternatives to fully encrypted radio communications, failed to advance to the full state Assembly on Aug. 11, ...

OAKLAND — For decades, the public has had the ability to tune into radio channels where Oakland police and other Bay Area law enforcement agencies discuss emergency calls and coordinate responses.

So began a media release sent out on Dec. 21, the Thursday before the Christmas holiday weekend. It’s safe to say that not a lot of people saw the initial release. And those who did might not have ...

The NYPD’s plan to encrypt police radios, which prevents the media and those without the proper codes from tuning in, has begun with six precincts covering Brooklyn disappearing from traditional ...

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 ...