Posted: Jan 06, 2021 6:00 PM MT | Last Updated: January 7
Scanners like these can be used to listen to broadcasts between emergency crews responding to car crashes, fires, and medical emergencies.(Gian-Paolo Mendoza/CBC)
Edmonton police have moved radio communications to an encrypted system, locking out the public and news media from tuning in through scanners.
The move to the Alberta First Responder Radio Communications System has been years in the making. But when the old system was switched off on Monday, it drew mixed opinions from some civilian listeners.
For Beverly Smith, the scanner radio was often on as a calming reminder that law enforcement was out there protecting the public.