Scanner Radio Pro Android is available for US$2.99 in the Google Play store. Fire season is upon us here in Southern California, and due to the lack of rain earlier in the year, we’re seeing ...

When was the last time you saw a trucker pulled over for speeding? The question never occurred to me until the summer of 2003, as I was preparing for the Gumball Rally, one of the spiritual ...

As thousands of people across the U.S. protest against police brutality, police-scanner apps have surged in popularity. One such app, 5-0 Radio Police Scanner, shot up the charts to become the most ...

Standing up for your rights is dangerous, and now that cities around the U.S. are implementing early curfews with violent enforcement, it’s useful to arm yourself with as much knowledge as you can. At ...

The best police scanner app can be both an exciting form of entertainment, like an audio-only version of an episode of Cops, or it can be a tremendously useful way how to avoid bad traffic caused by ...

Matthew A. Hale, 29, was arrested last week in Muncie, Ind., after he allegedly fled the scene of a failed stickup at a pharmacy. Police accused Hale of being the getaway driver for an accomplice who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Nov. 13, law enforcement radio and police scanners will go dark in Sioux Falls and Minnehaha County, as well as in Rapid City ...

Stephen Wolf recalled scanning for fire and police radio frequencies as a kid in New York City, using a rotary tuner on a 7-inch black-and-white television. Charles Benn began listening to shortwave ...

Law enforcement communications will be encrypted, keeping to-the-second updates about police whereabouts and breaking news situations private and off of public police scanners in a move law ...