Minneapolis police have long used encrypted channels for sensitive investigations, or specialized units like SWAT. Now the ...

Police scanner chatter in the City of Minneapolis is no longer available to the public. The city is the largest in the state to now encrypt it’s police scanners, saying the move is necessary to ...

The Stringer and Watchdog follow the police on the radio with their scanners, as hobbyists have ... or scramble, the radio frequencies they use so the public can't listen in.

Hundreds flee a traditional Picnic Day spring gathering in Davis. Three people sustained gunshot wounds and a fourth was ...

For example, car thieves have used techniques including reading the radio frequency ... Items police could look for include key fob programming devices, fob scanners and even some smartphone ...

The encryption conversion also means that regular citizens with radio scanners or listening through online platforms ... to replace radios and to perform software upgrades for Police, Fire, Code ...

NASCAR enforces a strict no-drone policy at races, citing safety risks and broadcast rights, with federal laws and tech used ...

The change is part of a $72 million emergency radio system overhaul that officials say will improve coverage, safety and reliability.

In encrypting scanners, the Minneapolis Police Department says it will fill the gap in transparency with an online incidents dashboard.

We're learning more about the emergency response when a gunman shot health care workers and took hostages at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York County in February.