Beginning Tuesday, the public in the Quad-Cities area no longer will be able to hear most police radio calls over private scanners.

The Racine Police Department moved their radios to digital transmission this spring, effectively stopping the public and press from listening in with scanners.

Police scanners are a familiar sound in newsrooms, but come Friday, Greenville police dispatch will go silent on scanners across the area as the agency transitions to a fully encrypted radio system.

Local police scanners to go dark to the public Tuesday The change is part of a $72 million emergency radio system overhaul that officials say will improve coverage, safety and reliability.

In encrypting scanners, the Minneapolis Police Department says it will fill the gap in transparency with an online incidents dashboard.

The city will encrypt police radio communications in May, saying the move is necessary to comply with privacy laws.

Snohomish County is transitioning to a new, updated radio system for its law enforcement that will encrypt its police scanner from the public.

Sgt. Jason Brown uses a radio in a Macon County Sheriff's Department vehicle. The sheriff's department and Decatur police recently adopted a digital and encrypted radio system that prevents anyone ...

The Longview Police Department is making a change to protect their radio channels.

You might want to listen in on police broadcasts to see where there's a speed trap, or just out of curiosity. But are police scanners legal for civilians?

The Lynchburg Police Department plans to encrypt radio transmissions by December, aiming to enhance officer safety and protect sensitive information while maintaining public transparency.