Stephen Wolf recalled scanning for fire and police radio frequencies as a kid in New York City, using a rotary tuner on a 7-inch black-and-white television. Charles Benn began listening to shortwave ...
The NYPD has begun encrypting scanner radios that the press and the public have used to monitor basic police communications for more than 90 years. While the desire to put such communications on an ...
New technologies have a way of forcing difficult conversations. Now that police can instantly trace anyone's license plate from a keyboard in a patrol car, what's the official threshold for needing to ...
The ability for the public and media to listen to police scanner activity may come to an end or be drastically altered when Luzerne County implements a new 911 radio upgrade. County officials plan to ...
In recent days, local residents and advocates have begun to speak out about a push by Berkeley police to make all their radio ...
Curious about police activity in your area, but don't want to invest in a dedicated police scanner? Try using your Android phone instead. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis will cease public broadcasts of its police radio communications starting in May and shift to online dashboards for the public to track emergency incident responses. In a news ...
Downloads of police scanner apps, tools for private communication and mobile safety apps hit record numbers this past weekend in the U.S., amid continued nationwide protests over the police killing of ...
TROY, NY (WRGB) — The Troy City Council will vote on an ordinance Thursday that could potentially block the public from listening to police scanner traffic. It’s part of a grant by the state division ...