Police scanners are going silent thanks to a new rule requiring the communication system be encrypted. The mandate from the federal government means the frequently-used method by media to track down ...

TPD encrypted all radio communications early Monday morning, taking their calls off local police scanners. Instead, they've launched a public-facing dashboard to track calls.

Nancy Guthrie case update police radio encryption: The Pima County Sheriff's Department has encrypted its radio transmissions ...

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 ...

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 ...

Police scanner listeners in Horry County have noticed less radio traffic in recent days after the Horry County Police Department encrypted its radios last week.

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 ...

(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 ...