After voting by the City Council, Berkeley joined the rest of Alameda County in encrypting police radio communications last ...

Beginning Monday, Nov. 3, the department is transitioning to encrypted radio transmissions to “enhance security and protect ...

The approval came despite more than two dozen public commenters who objected to the proposal as well as the process of how it ...

The authority has been working for years to pull public access to officers’ communications, despite deep concerns by police accountability organizations and First Amendment advocates.

Opponents of full encryption shared concerns that the public will lose an important tool for monitoring police activity and ...

After weeks of technical hiccups, nearly every law enforcement agency across the East Bay has now silenced their police radios. Before sunrise Wednesday, all but one Alameda County agency pulled ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Public access to the scanner in St. Joseph will be removed as the city transitions to encrypted radio channels. According to Buchanan County Sheriff Bill Puett, the ...

Boulder’s police radios will no longer be available for curious minds and ears starting no later than Tuesday.

The City Council will consider reversing a policy banning encryption of police channels. Critics argue doing so would deprive the public of a tool to monitor crime and hold officers accountable.

Berkeley has a proven track record as a champion for transparency. Will this City Council vote for government secrecy instead?