Ever wonder where those police vehicles are going when sirens blare past your house? GeekWire’s app of the week, 5-0 Radio Police Scanner, may be able to help you figure it out. (Image courtesy iTunes ...

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 ...

You don’t have to be an investigative journalist or a private eye in an old noir film to use a police scanner, nor do you need to splurge on a stand-alone device just to get the inside scoop. The ...

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Police radio communication has come a long way since the high jinks of Officers Toody and Muldoon in "Car 54, Where are You?" became a black and white TV classic. What stays the same is that you, too, ...

Police radio communication has come a long way since the high jinks of Officers Toody and Muldoon in “Car 54, Where are You?” became a black and white TV classic. What stays the same is that you, too, ...