The authority has been working for years to pull public access to officers’ communications, despite deep concerns by police ...

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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 ...

Every law enforcement agency in Contra Costa County — including all police departments and the county’s sheriff’s office — ...

No timeline exists for when police departments and sheriff’s offices across Alameda and Contra Costa counties will end public access to their radio feeds.

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 ...

The Boston Police Department’s decision to digitally encrypt its radio transmissions might not seem like something worth our attention in the Berkshires. Nonetheless, when the head of the New England ...

(TNS) — The City Council’s proposed legislation to force the Honolulu Police Department to restore limited access to its radio communications to legitimate news media outlets advanced to a second of ...