The council’s decision reverses a city policy adopted in 2021 that prohibited encryption in most cases. Berkeley Police Chief ...

Berkeley PD says encryption is necessary to protect officers, but critics argue the public would lose an important police ...

OAKLAND — For decades, the public has had the ability to tune into radio channels where Oakland police and other Bay Area law enforcement agencies discuss emergency calls and coordinate responses.

The change is part of a $72 million emergency radio system overhaul that officials say will improve coverage, safety and reliability. EVERETT — Police radio communications across Snohomish County will ...

EVERETT — Police radio communications across Snohomish County will be encrypted starting May 6, cutting off public access to real-time scanner traffic, officials announced Tuesday at a press ...