Scanner addicts and others woke up Tuesday to silence but it wasn’t a sweet sound for many of them. The silence was due to ...

The question of whether police radio transmissions should be encrypted has strong opinions on both sides. My father was Chief on the Prior Lake Fire Department for many years, so I know how ...

If you have a police scanner in Longview, you may have noticed it has grown quiet. That’s because Longview Police have ...

While many have access to the stronger encryption methods, few would want to hear they use a compromised radio system. TETRA is used by police forces across the Middle East, including Iran ...

Law enforcement authorities cite officer safety as a main reason behind a recent decision to encrypt their radio frequencies.

(TNS) — A popular pastime among neighborhood watchdogs will soon go away in Rochester as local law enforcement agencies transition to encrypted radio communications. Both the Rochester Police ...

Police departments across the state made the switch to encryption after the state Department ... a person’s driver’s license over the radio. Newly appointed Police Chief Andrew Binder told ...

Longview Police Department posted on their Facebook page the change that they have adopted new technology and are now ...

The Longview Police Department says it is encrypting radio communications "to enhance public safety, protect sensitive ...

Both the Rochester Police Department and Olmsted County Sheriff's Office will switch to encrypted channels for radio communications beginning Jan. 27. (Anthony Soufflé/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...