Law enforcement agencies across Contra Costa County began shielding their radio chatter from the public this week, ending decades of transparency and closing shut a key window into crime across the ...

The Oakland Police Department said it is "encrypting radio communications to protect the safety of both our community and our officers." For years, newsrooms and private citizens were able to monitor ...

DUBLIN — The cause of a recent technical glitch that kept dozens of law enforcement agencies across the East Bay from hiding their radio communications from the public remains a mystery, authorities ...

For decades, the Oakland Police Department’s radio and dispatch broadcasts have been accessible to the public. Now, the department is working to cut off that access. OPD first announced this decision ...

For decades, the Oakland Police Department’s radio communications were open for anyone to listen to. All that was required was a piece of off-the-shelf radio equipment, a scanner. And for years, the ...

OAKLAND — The Oakland Police Department’s plan to shield its officers’ conversations from the public hit an unexpected snag this week. The agency on Thursday said “unexpected technical issues” delayed ...

FILE - The New York state Assembly Chamber is seen during a legislative session after Gov. Kathy Hochul presented her 2025 executive state budget at the state Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Albany ...

(TNS) — 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 ...

Two Boston lawmakers are demanding a “full investigation” into a police radio failure in the midst of multiple shootings and stabbings on Sunday night, as the department insists the radio issue didn’t ...