Hamilton County and Cincinnati officials are considering encrypting police radio communications, citing officer safety concerns. Encrypting radio traffic would limit public and media access to ...

Every time she left her house over the past three years, Christina Smith would check Facebook to see if it’s safe where she’s headed. While she was out, she’d check Facebook to see if there’s any ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Those in the Peoria area who listen to police radio traffic on their phones or on radio scanners heard ...

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

Listening to Boston police radio transmissions over old-school scanner equipment will soon yield nothing but dead air. The Boston Police Department said Wednesday that it will convert its analog radio ...

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 ...

If you've been listening to your trusty old police scanner, you may be missing something: half the action. Douglas County in Minnesota has started broadcasting on a new digital frequency and some ...