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The top 8 police scanner apps to hear what's happening in your town - MSN
Scanner Radio is one of the best police scanner apps on Android and iOS. The app covers live audio feeds from more than 7,000 ...
Journalists and watchdog groups scramble to watch police after scanners go silent
Watchdog groups, journalists, advocates for open records, and everyday folks who had regularly tuned in to scanner traffic ...
Los Angeles Times5mon
As fires grew, so did profiles of ‘scanner’ X accounts reporting what they heard - Los Angeles Times
His fellow fire department colleagues could not find him for 30 minutes because his radio had broken. While the firefighter ended up surviving, Qullin felt helpless. “My heart dropped,” he said.
Coeur d'Alene Shooting: Emergency Scanner Audio Surfaces As Firefighters Walk Into Gunfire | Watch
A police scanner recording has surfaced online, capturing the moment firefighters in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, reported gunfire ...
Police scanner audio captured an LAPD officer shouting over the radio "blue blue" to indicate friendly fire
LAPD officers were accidentally struck by tear gas and rubber bullets from LASD deputies during efforts to disperse a "No Kings" protest in California.
Renton Reporter1d
Renton police to encrypt its radio communications in 2026
The department stated that suspects have used scanners to evade arrest or disrupt police operations in real-time.
Chilling audio captures firefighter begging for help after crazed gunman ambushes crew responding to Idaho fire, killing 2
Two firefighters were killed and another was wounded after the gunman opened fire on emergency crews responding to a fire.
HeraldNet2mon
Local police scanners to go dark to the public Tuesday
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 ...