Seeing the red lights flashing behind you while driving on the highway can immediately make your heart sink, so it's no surprise that a lot of drivers are using police scanners to detect nearby police ...

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 ...

Law enforcement communications will be encrypted, keeping to-the-second updates about police whereabouts and breaking news situations private and off of public police scanners in a move law ...

Standing up for your rights is dangerous, and now that cities around the U.S. are implementing early curfews with violent enforcement, it’s useful to arm yourself with as much knowledge as you can. At ...

Chicago officials are moving to block members of the public and the media from being able to monitor some police radio traffic in real time. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago officials are moving to block ...

Snohomish County is transitioning to a new, updated radio system for its law enforcement after Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring claimed the current system had reached its expiration date. “The current ...

Okay, so maybe this belongs in mobile... but it probably belongs here at least somewhat. Since I'm a ham, I can carry a police scanner in my car. Thats pretty sweet, and I would like to get some sort ...

The days of Chicago reporters and news photographers relying on a live, crackling police scanner to chase news and tell the public what officers are doing in real time are quickly coming to an end.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is defending the city's decision to start the process of encrypting police radio transmissions. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot is defending the city's decision to start the ...

The days of eavesdropping on the New York Police Department may be coming to an end. The NYPD says it wants to reimagine its current police communication system and transition to encrypted messages by ...