Police scanners have often been the first sign of news that is breaking. But these days, police scanners are going silent.

For decades, police radio communications were one of the few ways the public and the press could independently understand ...

Police activity in Baltimore will soon be concealed by the shroud of an encrypted radio system. Thisnew equipment will allowofficers to work without worrying about whether a crafty criminal is ...

JASPER CO., Mo. — Law enforcement agencies in Jasper County have everything in place to begin encrypting their scanner traffic, and there are questions about why encryption is necessary. During a ...

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 ...

DENVER (CBS4)- Lawmakers are debating secrecy when it comes to police radio scanners. Some police, fire and sheriff's departments are allowed to hide their radio communications by encrypting them.

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 ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Colorado journalists on the crime beat are increasingly in the dark. More than two-dozen law enforcement agencies statewide have ...