The best police scanner app can be both an exciting form of entertainment, like an audio-only version of an episode of Cops, or it can be a tremendously useful way how to avoid bad traffic caused by ...

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Downloads of police scanner apps, tools for private communication and mobile safety apps hit record numbers this past weekend in the U.S., amid continued nationwide protests over the police killing of ...

Matthew A. Hale, 29, was arrested last week in Muncie, Ind., after he allegedly fled the scene of a failed stickup at a pharmacy. Police accused Hale of being the getaway driver for an accomplice who ...

Free police scanner apps surpassed Facebook and Instagram downloads on Apple's charts as George Floyd protests continue to escalate. Police scanner apps were downloaded 213,000 times over this past ...

As thousands of people across the U.S. protest against police brutality, police-scanner apps have surged in popularity. One such app, 5-0 Radio Police Scanner, shot up the charts to become the most ...

NORTH OGDEN, UT — (KUTV) -- Treva Sisco listens to police scanners using a free app she downloaded on her phone. "For fun, to hear what's going on in the area," she said. But a recent transition left ...