[Scan-DC] Police scanner apps are criminals' latest tool

[Bruce Simpson]

Most criminals are caught by chance anyway.
By the time time, the reported crime has traveled from the complaint to 
the actual police unit, the criminal has moved on.
All the secure planning happens at the station and not discussed on the 
radio.
Years ago, when Baltimore City PD dispatch used to broadcast the 10 code 
for 'go into your station', it didn't just mean go to the police 
station, it meant all units assigned with that unit to enter the 
premises of the planned raid etc.
They didn't need to discuss anything on the radio.

On 1/12/2012 15:01, michael rumberg wrote:
> well, thats just silly - if the transmissions were "secure" they wouldnt be heard by scanners.
>
> not good pr for our fave radio reference though.
>
>> From: alan at henney.com
>> To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
>> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:37:03 -0500
>> Subject: [Scan-DC] Police scanner apps are criminals' latest tool
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>> Government Computer News
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>> January 9, 2012 Monday
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>> Police scanner apps are criminals' latest tool
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>> BYLINE: GCN Staff, Government Computer News
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>> LENGTH: 175 words
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>> What if criminal suspects could gain a leg up on police by listening in on secure law enforcement radio transmissions via smart phones? That's already happening in Maryland, according to ThreatPost.
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>> Law enforcement officials in the state are reporting that "criminal gang members and associates" are using websites such as radioreference.com and mobile apps including the 5-0 Police Radio Scanner to monitor police officers' moves. In a warning issued last month, the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center said officers in at least one incident had heard their radio transmissions over a suspect's smart phone.
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>> The center warned that suspects can use the information gleaned from the app transmissions to plot their crimes, set up ambushes for police officers, or plan escape routes.
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>> There were at least 20 scanner apps available for download as of 2010, the center reports. One of them, the 5-0, advertises access to several emergency transmissions, including police, fire, aircraft, railroad and marine frequencies, according to the center's warning.
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