Mayor Says that Encrypting Police Radio Signals was a Mistake
Palo Alto Mayor Tom DuBois said Friday (Jan. 8) that the police department’s move to...
OCFA Chief Orders Decryption of Firefighter Radios
The Orange County Fire Authority has reversed its decision to encrypt its radio and dispatch...
Last of the scanners: Are police security measures and new technologies killing an American obsession?
In a white house on a quiet, leafy street in Takoma Park, Md., lives a man who...
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Radios Now Digital Encrypted
The following is a statement from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department: Effective February 1,...
Police Department Changes Course, Will Use Both Public and Private Radio Channels
It looks like they are getting encryption right in Nebraska. We hope the So Cal...
LAPD Air Support Starting to Use Encryption
Starting a few days ago, several club members noted that LAPD Air Support began using...
Cops Block Public Access to Radio
As police agencies in the tri-city Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena area settle into new digital radio systems, many...
Whittier Daily News Editorial: End police radio silence
The Pasadena Police Department was an early adopter at the advent of two-way radio technology...
Pasadena PD Comms are Now P25 Encrypted
As of January 7, 2012, the Pasadena Police Department’s radio communications have switched from analog...
Police Departments Look to Tune Out Scanner Hobbyists
Police departments around the country are moving to shield their radio communications from the public...