It was police radio traffic on the scanner that drew freelance photojournalist Juan Ruiz to an Encanto home last year, where he captured video footage of an unarmed man being bitten by a police dog ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu’s interim police chief is opposing allowing the media to have access to police radio scanners, despite sounding open to it last month. Newly appointed interim Chief ...
Berkshire Eagle: Our Opinion: Boston police's move to 'encrypted digital' radio signals limits on information freedom
Our Opinion: Boston police's move to 'encrypted digital' radio signals limits on information freedom
Hawaii News Now: Media executives, police chief spar over access to scanners
San Diego Union-Tribune: Journalists and watchdog groups scramble to watch police after scanners go silent
Journalists and watchdog groups scramble to watch police after scanners go silent
AOL: Police scanners are being encrypted, rankling journalists that follow the traffic
(FOX 2) - Police scanners have often been the first sign of news that is breaking. The tool has been a popular mechanism for news agencies and members of the public interested in tracking anything ...
EVERETT — Police radio communications across Snohomish County will be encrypted starting May 6, cutting off public access to real-time scanner traffic, officials announced Tuesday at a press ...
Star Tribune: More Twin Cities law enforcement locking down police radio traffic, stirring debate
For years, Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher advised his deputies to monitor the social media pages of devout police radio listeners for details on unfolding Minneapolis incidents in case a fleeing ...