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.

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.

The council’s decision reverses a city policy adopted in 2021 that prohibited encryption in most cases. Berkeley Police Chief Jennifer Louis said the change was necessary to align with state 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 ...

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

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

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.

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 ...

In recent days, local residents and advocates have begun to speak out about a push by Berkeley police to make all their radio ...