Members of the public and the press who routinely listen in on New York City's police radio channels may no longer have the ability to do so if the NYPD goes ahead with plans to encrypt its transmissions.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Members of the public and the press who routinely listen in on New York City's police radio channels may no longer have the ability to do so if the NYPD goes ahead with plans to encrypt its transmissions., six NYPD precinct radio frequencies that serve northern Brooklyn already went dark earlier this month. More could go dark soon.
Beltran said the department has been in communication with NYPD “partners,” such as first responders and other law enforcement agencies, so that they would also have access to the encrypted channels. But at Friday’s press conference, NYPD officials were unclear about how they would implement ways for the press and the public to access the encrypted radio transmissions.
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