HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu’s interim police chief is opposing allowing the media to have access to police radio scanners, despite sounding open to it last month. Newly appointed interim Chief ...

Port Huron police will encrypt radio traffic this week, ending public access to scanners and apps as part of a statewide security requirement.

San Diego Union-Tribune: Journalists and watchdog groups scramble to watch police after scanners go silent

Journalists and watchdog groups scramble to watch police after scanners go silent

Hawaii News Now: Media executives, police chief spar over access to scanners

AOL: Police scanners are being encrypted, rankling journalists that follow the traffic

(FOX 2) - Police scanners have often been the first sign of news that is breaking. The tool has been a popular mechanism for news agencies and members of the public interested in tracking anything ...

EVERETT — Police radio communications across Snohomish County will be encrypted starting May 6, cutting off public access to real-time scanner traffic, officials announced Tuesday at a press ...

Daily Camera: Boulder police radios going encrypted means public, press won’t be able to listen in

Boulder’s police radios will no longer be available for curious minds and ears starting Tuesday. Up until now, anyone interested in what the Boulder Police Department was doing could go to a police ...