Of course, old-fashioned scanners were often used to listen to police and fire radios. Those have all gone trunked these days. This isn’t a new idea, but it did seem like a well-packaged solution.

Police scanners fans can hear live police ... trunked radio calls intercepted by a cheap SDR dongle and let you listen in. [SignalsEverywhere] shows you how to set it up for Windows or Linux ...

although they allow journalists to listen in. As more and more police departments encrypt their radio communication, the idea of installing a police scanner (which can cost anywhere from about $50 ...

The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office, Rochester Police Department and Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office are switching to ...

Olmsted County community members, who want to stay in the know about real-time events, can sign up for Olmsted County’s ...