SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Legislation has been introduced in the Illinois legislature that would require law enforcement agencies that encrypt police scanner radio transmissions to give real time ...

In the aftermath of the encryption, James Jackson came up with a bold plan to keep his Facebook followers informed.

In most newsrooms, a scanner that picks up on local police and fire communications provides a constant stream of background noise that often prompts reporters to leap into action when they hear ...

BERKELEY — Full public access to police scanner activity in the East Bay will soon be unavailable after Berkeley councilmembers gave the city’s police department permission to encrypt radio ...

For decades, citizens have been able to listen in on police chatter. Cincinnati city and Hamilton County officials are considering going dark.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Police scanners are being silenced in Chicago – and while officers say it is for their safety, some say it is actually putting your safety in jeopardy. As CBS 2 Investigator Megan ...