The problems were uncovered in a one-year effort by Armando Flores, a member of the San Diego Commission on Police Practices. His expertise with computer software aided him in his research.   ...

Watchdog groups, journalists, advocates for open records, and everyday folks who had regularly tuned in to scanner traffic ...

Most law enforcement agencies in San Diego County have encrypted or will encrypt their radio communications, limiting access to real-time information about crimes and other public safety matters.

A San Diego Police cruiser at the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Mountain View in 2020. Courtesy OnScene.TV For editors and reporters, access to the police scanner is a critical — and ...

SAN DIEGO — A San Diego police officer who was convicted of domestic battery involving his ex-girlfriend was sentenced Friday ...

The San Diego Police Department is transitioning to a fully encrypted radio system, making it more difficult for the public and local media to tune into its various live channels.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has encrypted its radio communications, blocking the public from listening to information about safety matters in real time.

A San Diego police officer is accused of embezzling from the school safety patrol program he ran. And, we’ve got part three of our five-part series on the District 1 supervisor’s race ...

Federal authorities in San Diego revealed their role Tuesday in the creation of an encrypted communications network utilized by criminals around the globe, leading to hundreds of arrests worldwide.

The incident marked the sixth San Diego Police Department shooting so far in 2025, doubling the total number of departmental shootings that were reported all of last year.

For the first time since implementing radio technology in the early 20th century, the San Francisco Police Department has begun encrypting practically all of its radio transmissions, making them ...

According to an email chain, Josh Shaner renewed a pitch to the San Diego Police Department for a "mobile intelligence system" that he called Phantom.