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The LAPD has instructed all of the department’s officers to be in uniform and prepared to be deployed in the days leading up to the presidential inauguration scheduled for next week. An LAPD spokesperson confirmed to CBSLA a report Thursday from the New York Times which stated that while there was no specific threat to…
On Saturday, November 16, Uniden announced two new flagship scanners – a hand held and a mobile – along with a companion app that will allow you to listen and control the mobile scanner with a computer/tablet/smart phone via the Internet/WiFi. Both will do P25 Phase 1 and 2 digital, be front panel programmable as…
Nothing in the city charter prevents San Bernardino from outsourcing its Fire Department, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled Wednesday in a blow to the fire union that its attorneys immediately said they would appeal. The ruling clears the way for the city’s plans to replace city firefighters — plans that have been underway for months…
I’ve been listening to a relatively new system a bit for the past several months: https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=10819 This is the California Regional Interoperable System (CRIS). I suppose this is the approximate *statewide* equivalent of the many individual *regional* interoperability systems (such as LA RICS). As I recall, LA RICS will eventually morph into FirstNet. Perhaps CRIS…
It is very rare to hear about a mid air collision of two helicopters which then land safely with no reported injuries of the five occupants. It happened Tuesday night Nov. 22 at Brown Field near San Diego during a night training exercise that included two Blackhawk varients. One helicopter suffered damage to the main…
An SCMA member who shall remain anonymous sent in the following photos of the perimeter formed around a Van Nuys neighborhood. Officers received reports of a man with a gun. When they arrived they were greeted with a possible 5150 (Mentally Ill) subject armed with a handgun. His family members were not home at the…
