As a result, dispatchers had to do extra work to establish talk groups, Nickel said. Any agency that switches away from encryption while all of its neighbors encrypt would face the same challenge.
Furthermore, when an agency with encrypted radios communicates with one with nonencrypted radios, the communication defaults to nonencrypted communication and, as a result, the agencies fall out of compliance with the DOJ order when personal information is transmitted, Nickel said.
While Nickel said that the choice of whether or not to encrypt is ultimately up to each individual agency, his agency has been working to ensure that these decisions do not compromise the abilities of police departments throughout the county to work together.
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FELONY ARRESTS
Charity G. Andersen, 22, of the 300 block of Bird Street, Yuba City, was arrested by the Yuba City Police Department at 12:42 a.m. Dec. 14 in the 300 block of Bird Street in Yuba City on suspicion of inflicting corporal injury. She was booked into the Sutter County Jail.Â
Joel Alejo, 24, of the 5900 block of Woodland Drive, Olivehurst, was arrested by the Yuba County Sheriffâs Department at 5:26 p.m. Dec. 15 in the 5900 block of Woodland Drive in Olivehurst on suspicion of assault with a firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition, and domestic battery. He was booked into the Yuba County Jail.Â