The ability for the public and media to listen to police scanner activity may come to an end or be drastically altered when Luzerne County implements a new 911 radio upgrade. County officials plan to ...

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 ...

A few blocks over, police recently swarmed a house late at night. I really wanted to go see what was going on, but didn’t want to get in the way. Can I listen to my local police scanner on my phone or ...

Q. A few blocks over, police swarmed on a house late last night. I really wanted to go see what was going on, but didn't want to get in the way. Is there a way that I can listen to my local police ...

As Cleveland celebrates the Cavaliers NBA championship victory, the city police department will be dealing with thousands of people hitting the streets. You can listen to the scanner feed of the ...

New technologies have a way of forcing difficult conversations. Now that police can instantly trace anyone's license plate from a keyboard in a patrol car, what's the official threshold for needing to ...

So began a media release sent out on Dec. 21, the Thursday before the Christmas holiday weekend. It’s safe to say that not a lot of people saw the initial release. And those who did might not have ...

Stephen Wolf recalled scanning for fire and police radio frequencies as a kid in New York City, using a rotary tuner on a 7-inch black-and-white television. Charles Benn began listening to shortwave ...

In recent days, local residents and advocates have begun to speak out about a push by Berkeley police to make all their radio ...

Law enforcement communications will be encrypted, keeping to-the-second updates about police whereabouts and breaking news situations private and off of public police scanners in a move law ...

Question: A few blocks over, police recently swarmed a house late at night. I really wanted to go see what was going on, but didn't want to get in the way. Can I listen to my local police scanner on ...