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 ...

Late last month, the citizens of Boulder lost a crucial tool of transparency when the Boulder Police Department began encrypting its communications. While most people are probably most familiar with ...

(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 San Diego Police Department announced Friday it plans to encrypt its radio communications, blocking the public from listening to real-time information being shared by officers during public safety ...

Hamilton County and Cincinnati officials are considering encrypting police radio communications, citing officer safety concerns. Encrypting radio traffic would limit public and media access to ...

MOORHEAD, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Those who own a police scanner in Moorhead lost access to live police communications on Nov. 3 when the department encrypted radio transmissions, citing officer ...

The Boston Police Department’s radio transmissions are entering the digital age Saturday, much to the chagrin of local scanner enthusiasts. The agency announced its plans earlier this week to convert ...

(TNS) — 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 ...

EVERETT — As a young child, Daron Johnson listened to his dad’s police scanners. In his teens, he bought his own. For the last 15 years, the Everett man ran one of the popular Snohomish County Scanner ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com. Snohomish County is transitioning to a new, updated radio system for its ...