DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — A new pet microchip scanner station is now available to the public at the Danville Police Department, giving residents another way to help reunite lost pets with their owners.

An effort by Loudoun County’s law enforcement agencies to move their radio communications to encrypted channels will mean that the public will no longer be able to use police scanners to monitor their ...

Chicago Police Department Superintendent Larry Snelling has retired after more than 30 years of service. His final day on the job was Wednesday. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Police Superintendent Larry ...

Public access to Harris County law enforcement radio traffic is being credited with helping officers locate an SUV stolen with three young children inside early Monday, renewing debate over whether ...

If your iPhone underwent an update in May 2026, you might have noticed the word “encrypted” appearing at the top of some of your text threads. This actually isn’t an indication that anything has ...

The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance. So one group of ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The Greater Huntsville Humane Society is teaming up with Madison County Commissioner Violet Edwards to put microchip scanners in the hands of local police departments, aiming ...

The Bastrop City Council on Tuesday unanimously accepted a $1,400 donation from a local nonprofit veterinary clinic to purchase six microchip scanners to help reunite lost pets with their owners.

OTTAWA—Apple and Google warned Canadian lawmakers that they risk putting their citizens’ privacy and security at risk under a government proposal to give police access to information on their digital ...

St. Clair County, Michigan, has encrypted its police radio traffic, ending public access via scanners and apps. The change is part of a statewide mandate in Michigan to encrypt law enforcement ...

The city prepared to say its final goodbye to Chicago police Officer John Bartholomew, as visitation for the slain 10-year CPD veteran was held in Edgewater. Visitation at St. Andrew’s Greek Orthodox ...