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Goodbye, Scanner. Austin Police, Fire, EMS will Stop Making Messages Available to Public Public safety agencies in Austin — police, fire and EMS — will soon go radio silent to the public after they switch to an encrypted radio system. This means that the current publicly available scanner information, which residents can use to listen…
The Federal Communications Commission has expanded the US’s emergency alert systems by adding a new alert option dubbed Blue Alert. With Blue Alert, both local and state-level authorities can push out notifications that warn the public to “threats to law enforcement.” In explaining this, the FCC says the authorities are able to push out Blue…
Fleet sales are an important part of U.S. automakers’ bottom lines, and none have more cachet or higher visibility than a contract with a law enforcement agency. In addition to producing a reliable source of revenue, being chosen by a high-profile police department is a badge of honor. Putting officers in their cars gives Ford,…
SCMA member and frequent photo contributor Chester Brown (LA-203, K6CRB) took this photograph of a U.S. Air Force C-17 taking off from Burbank’s Bob Hope Airport. The aircraft was in town in support of Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to attend the Oscars in Hollywood. As Chester said in his tweet accompanying this photo: “3…
Santa Monica on Monday named Inglewood Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks as chief of the city’s Police Department. Seabrooks, 50, spent 25 years at the Santa Monica Police Department, where she rose from officer to captain before being named chief in Inglewood 4 1/2 years ago. She will assume her new post in May, succeeding Timothy J. Jackman,…
The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is moving forward with plans to encrypt its radio communications, a decision that will block public and media access to live police scanner feeds. While this change doesn’t directly affect the SCMA Scanner Radio Club, it’s a significant development for scanner enthusiasts, journalists, and transparency advocates. Here’s a deep dive…