A high-ranking Senate Democrat wants to keep police band radio signals available to the press and public. Sen. Michael Gianaris, D-Astoria and Senate deputy majority leader, has introduced the Keep ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Should police radio broadcasts be encrypted or should they stay public? There's a debate between the NYPD, New York City Council, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams on this ...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, D., is facing criticism for ignoring local media members who are critical of her administration transitioning away from the traditional police scanner toward the use of ...

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 ...

The Glendale Police Department plans to encrypt its emergency radio frequency, preventing the public from listening in on the goings-on of the police force. The change will go into effect on Oct. 2, ...

After voting by the City Council, Berkeley joined the rest of Alameda County in encrypting police radio communications last ...

In 2023, the NYPD began encrypting their radio channels, essentially blocking them from the public and media access. Many ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City Council is holding a hearing Monday on the NYPD's planned upgrade to its decades-old radio system. No one disputes the need for an upgrade. What makes this ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is ...

Hewitt soon will switch to new digital police radio frequencies to solve ongoing interference problems on its current channels. Hewitt City Council on Monday approved an interlocal agreement to use a ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY -- All day Sunday, New York City police dispatchers have been broadcasting warnings to patrols to use caution when responding to calls, after several unauthorized transmissions went ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Glendale Police Department plans to ...