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 ...

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 ...

Curious about police activity in your area, but don't want to invest in a dedicated police scanner? Try using your Android phone instead. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The NYPD has begun encrypting scanner radios that the press and the public have used to monitor basic police communications for ...

Police may soon be able to access your phone using license plate scanners. A report from The Drive, an automotive news source ...

Police scanners are going silent thanks to a new rule requiring the communication system be encrypted. The mandate from the federal government means the frequently-used method by media to track down ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — It could be considered an honest mistake when someone who is listening to police scanner traffic posts some of that information on social media. After all, the information is ...

GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- For those who’ve listened to the crackle of the scanner traffic over desktop or handheld radios over the years in Genesee County, the silence heard Thursday afternoon was ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Law enforcement agencies in the Charleston area have switched to new radio channels that effectively shield most of their communications from the ears of the public. The ...