OAKLAND — The Oakland Police Department’s plan to shield its officers’ conversations from the public hit an unexpected snag this week. The agency on Thursday said “unexpected technical issues” delayed ...

Law enforcement agencies across Contra Costa County began shielding their radio chatter from the public this week, ending decades of transparency and closing shut a key window into crime across the ...

The Oakland Police Department said it is "encrypting radio communications to protect the safety of both our community and our officers." For years, newsrooms and private citizens were able to monitor ...