In most newsrooms, a scanner that picks up on local police and fire communications provides a constant stream of background noise that often prompts reporters to leap into action when they hear ...

The change is part of a $72 million emergency radio system overhaul that officials say will improve coverage, safety and reliability. EVERETT — Police radio communications across Snohomish County will ...

A NEW piece of hi-tech equipment is helping police point the finger at hundreds of suspected violent partners in Ayrshire. Cops are using Lantern mobile fingerprint scanners in a bid identify domestic ...

NEW hi-tech mobile fingerprint scanners have hit the streets – despite concerns voiced by a civil liberties group. Big Brother Watch said the MobileID devices were a “cause for concern”, but West ...

POLICE are using mobile fingerprint scanners to identify football hooligans trying to evade stadium banning orders. West Midlands officers have used the hand-held devices 3,000 times on people in the ...