Public officials speak out after OPD seeks to limit access to live radio feeds

Public officials speak out after OPD seeks to limit access to live radio feeds

Public officials are speaking out after the Oakland Police Department said there will be no public access to live radio feeds.

Oakland police to cut off public from live radio feeds, hiding communications from airwaves

The police scanner feeds are a prime source of transparency around cop activity, but in the coming months the Oakland Police Department will retreat into its own private, encrypted channels -- out of sight from the public.