CHICAGO (CBS) --For the third time in 10 days, racial slurs were uttered over the Chicago police radio band, and the again said it was not an officer making the comments. The Office of Emergency ...

A prankster has apparently hijacked police radio frequencies on the Peninsula, causing all kinds of problems for emergency responders, and police are anxious to track down whoever is behind the phony ...

Every time she left her house over the past three years, Christina Smith would check Facebook to see if it’s safe where she’s headed. While she was out, she’d check Facebook to see if there’s any ...

EBENSBURG, Pa. — Cambria County investigators are trying to find out who is making fake radio dispatches on the county's emergency frequencies, and there's a $2,000 reward for any information, ...

A Valley police station was in a state of panic when their radio dispatching system was taken over. It happened Thursday afternoon at the Boaz Police Department. Police say someone intentionally or ...

As a Boston police manhunt took shape early this morning, Twitter feeds and Reddit threads were full of reporters and civilians tracking the events. Many people were using police scanners and apps ...

(TNS) — Yes, it's true. Police scanners no longer pick up transmissions from some local police departments. Lewiston and Auburn police departments have gone to a new encrypted radio system that cannot ...