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 communications.

Berkeley PD says encryption is necessary to protect officers, but critics argue the public would lose an important police ...

The council’s decision reverses a city policy adopted in 2021 that prohibited encryption in most cases. Berkeley Police Chief Jennifer Louis said the change was necessary to align with state and ...

The City Council will consider reversing a policy banning encryption of police channels. Critics argue doing so would deprive the public of a tool to monitor crime and hold officers accountable.

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

I’m confident he will continue to strengthen our department’s operations and relationships with the community we serve." ...

The Council Bluffs Police Department has received a sizable federal grant to help offset the costs of pursuing national ...

It's an innovation Castle Rock Police say will be game changing for the safety of their community -- drones as first ...

SUNBURY — Members of the public and journalists from Valley media groups across Northumberland County will no longer hear scanner traffic from county police departments after the system goes to an ...

Zachary Police are launching an initiative that will allow businesses and residents to easily share security camera footage with officers.

The Columbia Police Department continues to feel the strain of staffing shortages that have resulted in gaps in the ...

County joint communications will have a new radio system by mid- to late-2026, meaning all other public safety departments ...