We verify if it's legal to decrypt encrypted police scanner traffic, after a local department announced it's moving to encrypted dispatch and radio communications.

Alert I received on my police scanner app while vegas shooting was in progress. Multiple shooters and arrests. I listened to the broadcast pic.twitter.com/ww8bFjuUol ...

STREETSBORO, Ohio — Police in Northeast Ohio are warning residents about a mobile app called "CrimeRadar," saying it may be spreading false or misleading crime alerts by misinterpreting police radio ...

In recent days, local residents and advocates have begun to speak out about a push by Berkeley police to make all their radio transmissions private. Some said they listen to online scanner apps when ...

Virginia Beach — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) -- From car crashes to home invasions, Harry Brogan is constantly listening to Virginia Beach Police scanner traffic. "If there is something going on in my ...