OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Starting Monday, local law enforcement will be encrypting their police radios.
“All agencies will be fully encrypted by March 1,” Omaha Police said in a news release Monday.
OPD said its five precincts would be upgrading the digital dispatch radios in the five precincts sometime Monday. OPD will then rebroadcast unedited radio audio via Broadcastify on a 15-minute delay.
While the upgrade to law enforcement radios will mean live scanner traffic isn’t available to the public at large, 6 News WOWT and other qualified local media outlets will continue to have access to real-time radio transmissions in order to ensure transparency and quickly provide the public with information about any safety concerns.
“The purpose of police radio dispatch encryption is twofold; increased safety for law enforcement personnel and the continued pursuit of public safety by…
