Prince William County police transitioned from open dispatch traffic to fully encrypted police radio transmissions earlier ...

Starting next year, public safety agencies across King County will “enhance” the encryption of their radio communications, blocking outside listeners from tuning into sensitive broadcasts. What that ...

City officials either don’t know much or didn’t respond to interview requests about police radio encryption District 5 Councilmember Noel Gallo said he didn’t know OPD’s radio channels were available ...

Late last month, the citizens of Boulder lost a crucial tool of transparency when the Boulder Police Department began encrypting its communications. While most people are probably most familiar with ...

The Berkeley Police Department is seeking to encrypt all its radio communications, per a formal request from the department to the Berkeley City Council that will be discussed at its upcoming meeting ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state lawmakers have passed a bill to preserve media access to police radio feeds as law enforcement agencies increasingly encrypt their communications. The proposal, which was ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Jeffrey Bessen, managing editor of Herald Community Media, and the Press Club of Long Island board, of which he is a member. Gov. Kathy Hochul's Dec. 19 veto of ...

The Boston Police Department’s decision to digitally encrypt its radio transmissions might not seem like something worth our attention in the Berkshires. Nonetheless, when the head of the New England ...

When I became your Police Chief in January 2024, I made you a promise: Transparency would be a cornerstone of how we serve this community. That promise remains unwavering. Since I have been the Chief ...

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 ...