Standing up for your rights is dangerous, and now that cities around the U.S. are implementing early curfews with violent enforcement, it’s useful to arm yourself with as much knowledge as you can. At ...

Radio-frequency scanners, like the Uniden Bearcat Scanner, check for active radio communications in your immediate area. They're commonly purchased by hobbyists, but they also have many business ...

A man sitting on a milk crate smoking marijuana. A couple fighting. A car crash. A robbery. A fight. The Chicago Police Department is called to deal with all of it and most of it gets little mention ...

The Longmont Police Department’s pilot scanner encryption program officially ended Thursday, but the department said it will keep its radio traffic encrypted while it analyzes data from the test ...

Longmont Police Department’s pilot scanner encryption program will end by March 21, at which time the department will evaluate whether it improved officer safety, public privacy and detectives’ ...

Longmont police are now dispatching through an encrypted radio channel, which means the public cannot listen to police communication via scanners and scanner cellphone apps. The decision comes after ...

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 ...