We verify if it's legal to decrypt encrypted police scanner traffic, after a local department announced it's moving to encrypted dispatch and radio communications.

Alert I received on my police scanner app while vegas shooting was in progress. Multiple shooters and arrests. I listened to the broadcast pic.twitter.com/ww8bFjuUol ...

Police scanners are going silent thanks to a new rule requiring the communication system be encrypted. The mandate from the federal government means the frequently-used method by media to track down ...

In recent days, local residents and advocates have begun to speak out about a push by Berkeley police to make all their radio transmissions private. Some said they listen to online scanner apps when ...

Virginia Beach — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) -- From car crashes to home invasions, Harry Brogan is constantly listening to Virginia Beach Police scanner traffic. "If there is something going on in my ...