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https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/X5k5ESohCCwB0O3hM5_W0_QTszyObO.png?v=1785791262 Police Radio Encryption Deadline: What You Can Still Hear After October 26, 2026 Police scanner with encryption lock concept https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/cjis-2027-deadline-police-radio-encryption 2026-08-17T13:52:12-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/INCry4BBat-wxvFamZoMA_cSuQsZ57.png?v=1785791196 CJIS 2027 Deadline: Why Police Radios Are Going Dark Police scanner radio glowing at night https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/introducing-the-policeradio-org-field-guide-library-8-digital-guides-for-listeners-preppers-ham-beginners 2026-09-19T17:04:41-07:00 weekly https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/loudoun-county-encryption-transparency-gap-audit 2026-08-17T13:52:13-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/K7_OyPCfqywRlAYmrQFm7_cM0S3MTF.png?v=1785791266 Loudoun County Encryption: Transparency Gap Exposed by Audit Police radio with transparency audit documents https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/fairfax-county-police-encrypt-dispatch-dc-scanner-feeds 2026-09-19T17:04:44-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/jz2bAd_dXC2mxTYS4xxHH_IZoYkliE.png?v=1785791269 Fairfax County Police Encrypt Dispatch: DC Scanner Feeds Go Dark Police scanner with Washington DC skyline at night https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/lorain-county-radio-goes-digital-ohio-marcs-p25-system 2026-08-17T13:52:15-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/7_NwxJneUZpMFL3mtD0-P_WNCSCFtC.png?v=1785905686 Lorain County Radio Goes Digital on Ohio's MARCS P25 System Digital police scanner radio displaying a P25 frequency, representing Ohio's MARCS statewide trunked system https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/michigan-police-encryption-wave-msp-oakland-county-dark 2026-09-19T17:21:59-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/2tUjS6uJ3sEbwXBniTf_D_2yXHvoK5.png?v=1785905690 Michigan Police Encryption Wave: MSP & Oakland County Go Dark Police scanner radio with encrypted signal theme, representing Michigan agencies going dark to scanners https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/loudoun-county-encryption-rollout-alerts-miss-22-of-27 2026-09-19T17:04:40-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/la1Z2Xez4XcCMyFNhQdDs_8BHddQZg.png?v=1785946154 Loudoun County Police Encryption Rollout: Alerts Miss 22 of 27 Incidents Police scanner radio with blue LED display on dark background, symbolizing Loudoun County encryption transition https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/twin-cities-police-radio-dark-st-paul-encryption 2026-09-19T17:04:41-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/kQsItL64-y2ThDclBfD4K_xog4NGgg.png?v=1785946198 Twin Cities Police Radio Dark: St. Paul Encryption Locks Out Scanners Handheld 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https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/nypd-delayed-feed-plan-comments-august-30-2026 2026-09-19T17:04:44-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/l33FlqWzVJbXb-8skuqcS_sPTjJgj0.png?v=1786118755 NYPD Delayed Feed Plan Draws Fire — File Comments by Aug 30, 2026 Professional police scanner on dark background with blue LED glow, representing NYPD radio encryption and scanner listening https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/new-york-police-radio-transparency-act-hochul-2026 2026-09-19T17:04:40-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/4ZK6shpta1VJhwRlD4cWL_GTnhSjF7.png?v=1786118758 New York Police Radio Transparency Act Heads to Hochul — What It Means for Scanners Police scanner on dark desk with blue and amber lighting and New York City skyline silhouette, representing police radio encryption legislation https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/police-radio-encryption-accountability-gap-kansas-journalist 2026-08-17T13:52:21-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/7KhHrOLZi10JMFOXLCPoc_R9ZG3qjV.png?v=1786205186 How Police Radio Encryption Widens the Accountability Gap Handheld police scanner radio glowing with blue and amber LEDs on a dark desk, dramatic lighting, emergency communication theme https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/chicago-grant-park-shooting-scanner-traffic-broke-news 2026-09-19T17:04:48-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/3Uqlk03PdIzh0FJWWgfgK_DlLVDYcO.png?v=1786205226 Chicago Grant Park Shooting: How Scanner Traffic Broke the News Police scanner handheld radio with glowing blue display, Chicago skyline silhouette in background, dramatic night scene, news journalism theme https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/boulder-county-police-radio-encryption-trial-2026 2026-09-19T17:04:45-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/frShPJOAZuGUSs1K2LtH7_lsRkyYfU.png?v=1786393261 Boulder County Tests Police Radio 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2026-09-19T17:22:02-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/aElM4RoukLHxilZAhnngk_lT6SelnI.png?v=1786464679 Boone County 911 Plans P25 Encryption: Columbia MO Scanners at Risk Documentary photograph of a rural Missouri radio communications tower on a grassy hilltop at golden hour, wide shot showing antenna arrays and open Midwestern farmland https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/polk-county-k9-dispatch-audio-released 2026-08-17T13:53:19-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/AsIveHoJepo-kMR4UQTXj_LzmNZYy1.png?v=1786464726 Polk County Sheriff Releases K-9 Shooting Dispatch Audio: Listen Now Documentary establishing shot of the Polk County Sheriff's Office exterior in Bartow, Florida at dusk, with American flags and Florida palm trees visible in foreground https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/skagit-county-police-radio-partial-encryption-dispatch-open 2026-09-19T17:04:42-07:00 weekly 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South Carolina coast with a distant police cruiser, as Horry County police dispatch goes fully encrypted in 2026 https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/tucson-pd-fully-encrypted-arizona-scanners-dark 2026-08-28T09:03:42-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/M6Fgs_NZdu9R08osWkSHp_iQfU3msE.png?v=1787933022 Tucson PD Goes Fully Encrypted: Arizona Scanners Go Dark Wide dusk shot of a low police headquarters building in a desert city with a distant parked patrol cruiser, long shadows across an empty lot https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/westcom-encryption-des-moines-metro-scanners-dark 2026-08-28T09:03:45-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/YZwXI_8lFHoq1G_Ju95kR_tJDPNGqi.png?v=1787933025 Westcom Encryption: Des Moines Metro Scanners Go Dark Wide dusk shot of a quiet suburban Midwest street with a single distant parked police cruiser near a low civic building, flat prairie sky 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https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/penn-state-dispatcher-charged-psp-radio-encryption-case 2026-09-19T17:04:43-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/i2rh9WmfN2pK8cbiJx13H_asrB1a8D.png?v=1788364966 Penn State Dispatcher Charged in PSP Radio Encryption Case (2026) The exterior of a Pennsylvania State Police barracks at dusk with a distant patrol cruiser and a radio antenna tower on a ridge, illustrating the PSP radio programming case https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/cleveland-police-radio-dispatch-upgrade 2026-09-03T09:02:25-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/8mPSODPgRQwh5nvkdmRlx_dK0eaYKX.png?v=1788451345 Cleveland’s $18M Police Radio Overhaul: What It Means Wide documentary photograph of a Cleveland police station exterior at dusk with a distant parked cruiser https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/moorhead-shooting-scanner-before-alert 2026-09-03T09:02:29-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/mjHGVg_oAGqgP2uDawYXL_HmEfgnrW.png?v=1788451349 Moorhead Shooting: Scanner Alerted Neighbors Before Officials Documentary photograph of a quiet Moorhead residential street at dusk with a distant blurry cruiser https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/2026-09-03-fremont-shooting-dispatch-audio-reporting 2026-09-04T09:02:31-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/r5B3XovuNEBIESEPK_-pA_vdQFAtSA.png?v=1788537751 Fremont Fatal Shooting: Dispatch Audio Outpaced the Official Word A quiet suburban residential street in Fremont, California at dusk with a distant police cruiser https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/2026-09-03-boulder-city-pd-encrypted-media-radios 2026-09-04T09:02:34-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/n0OnLPQ0YTij_ecL7NXKO_gMdr5QgW.png?v=1788537754 Boulder City PD Gives Media Free Encrypted Radios After Going Dark A modern single-story police station exterior in a southern Nevada desert town at golden hour https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/detroit-police-dispatch-encryption-2026 2026-09-05T09:03:04-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/a2yV0L7TynRAoRtn3PpSy_uan38dki.png?v=1788624184 Detroit Police Dispatch Encryption: What's Confirmed in 2026 Empty Detroit street at dusk with a distant police cruiser and a transmission tower silhouetted on the skyline https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/montgomery-county-police-encryption-dashboard-2026 2026-09-19T17:04:41-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/TPEBUNE4HEF3wJ7WdY5qL_vadaDLX7.png?v=1788624186 Montgomery County Police Encryption: Dashboard Replaces Live Scanners Modern Montgomery County Maryland public safety and government complex exterior in late-afternoon light with an American flag https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/seattle-fire-encryption-6-channels-dark-aug-31-2026 2026-09-19T17:22:01-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/Y_sjmhGN7Y83-VukGL0gp_KEnsKOjv.png?v=1788710611 Seattle Fire Encryption: 6 Channels Go Dark by Aug. 31, 2026 A Seattle fire station at a distance across a wet street on an overcast Pacific Northwest afternoon, bay doors open with an engine parked outside. https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/dupage-county-police-radio-encryption-scanners-dark-2026 2026-09-19T17:04:48-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/5VHawozIqlV3-YApiI-ZI_xJ9SJxww.png?v=1788710613 DuPage County Police Radio Dark: Chicago Suburb Scanners Silent A quiet suburban downtown street in the Chicago western suburbs at dusk, empty of people, with a single distant police cruiser far down the block and its lights reflecting off wet asphalt. https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/psst-ai-scanner-newsroom-tool-2026 2026-09-07T09:04:35-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/VYg27K-2i0HiCkzDOq_Yg_Mqmzm8GC.png?v=1788797075 PSST Tool Brings AI Transcription to Police Scanners (2026) Silhouetted journalists working in an open newsroom at dusk as monitors glow in the background https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/hendricks-county-fire-ems-encryption-2026 2026-09-07T09:04:37-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/i4C6mrn2-iq4OSKy39clf_xwxN7T2F.png?v=1788797077 Hendricks County Fire/EMS Encrypts Dispatch: Scanner Delay in 2026 Radio transmission tower on a flat midwestern landscape at dusk with antennas against an amber sky https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/huntsville-scanner-audio-showed-chase-speeds-before-fatal-crash 2026-09-09T09:03:19-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/qhANvENDxzcWddLAdVokE_Vim8Yi7E.png?v=1788969799 Huntsville Scanner Audio Showed Chase Speeds Before Fatal Crash Distant Huntsville police cruiser with flashing lights on a suburban street at dusk during a chase https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/madison-county-illinois-dispatch-encryption-starcom21 2026-09-09T09:03:26-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/lpGGA-DtzASgDcRAG1W0O_OluNnyWy.png?v=1788969806 Madison County IL Dispatch Flips to Encryption on StarCom21 Illinois police station exterior in the St. Louis Metro East at dusk with a radio tower silhouetted behind it https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/muskegon-county-michigan-dispatch-encryption 2026-09-09T09:03:34-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/Pkn2rQWyRVRlgrttfiYlZ_vFDojtBT.png?v=1788969814 Muskegon County Police Dispatch Goes Dark Under Encryption Muskegon County courthouse at dusk seen from a distance with a lone radio tower on the horizon https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/fcc-scanner-cellular-block-rule-repealed-15-121 2026-09-16T09:02:35-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/l10lEZzWXZ6BMmK8Q5Q25_McGSrLdn.png?v=1789574555 FCC Scanner Cellular-Block Rule Repealed: What It Means (2026) County government building at dusk with a distant radio antenna tower rising behind the roofline https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/florida-in-car-scanner-law-ham-license-exemption 2026-09-16T09:02:42-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/iGpwdclnaDDUjp_bU2vtt_5mwbkrIg.png?v=1789574562 Florida In-Car Scanner Law (2026): A Ham License Is the Shield Pickup truck parked on a rural Florida highway shoulder at golden hour with pine scrub and a distant antenna mast https://www.policeradio.org/blogs/news/fort-lauderdale-23m-motorola-p25-radio-refresh 2026-09-17T09:03:49-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/9176/0602/articles/Ry5tvTiE3IlSCax9oZILg_e5vnyLnq.png?v=1789661029 Fort Lauderdale's $23.1M Motorola P25 Radio Refresh (2026) Municipal public safety building in South 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