Standing up for your rights is dangerous, and now that cities around the U.S. are implementing early curfews with violent enforcement, it’s useful to arm yourself with as much knowledge as you can. At ...

For as long as police officers and other first responders have been communicating with each other over the radio, there have been enthusiasts and other casual listeners eavesdropping on them using ...

Police scanner apps allow you to listen to radio feeds, whether you're a hobbyist interested in police communications or want to learn about local police and crime in your neighborhood. Zeroing in on ...

As thousands of people across the U.S. protest against police brutality, police-scanner apps have surged in popularity. One such app, 5-0 Radio Police Scanner, shot up the charts to become the most ...

The best police scanner app can be both an exciting form of entertainment, like an audio-only version of an episode of Cops, or it can be a tremendously useful way how to avoid bad traffic caused by ...

You don’t have to be an investigative journalist or a private eye in an old noir film to use a police scanner, nor do you need to splurge on a stand-alone device just to get the inside scoop. The ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago officials are moving to block members of the public and the media from being able to monitor some police and radio traffic in real time by installing encryption technology.

SPRINGFIELD -- Depending on who you are and your affiliation, you may or may not be able to hear Springfield Police Department radio transmissions. If you are a member of select Springfield media, ...

A coalition of Chicago news organizations has written a letter to the public it serves raising considerable concern about the suppression of an important tool with which we inform the public: The ...

Not long after the enormity of what had happened at the finish line of the Boston Marathon began to sink in to the culture at large on Monday afternoon, someone I follow on Twitter posted a link to a ...