[Scan-DC] Western Maryland police agencies moving to encrypted radios

[Matt Stevens]

Western Maryland police agencies moving to encrypted radios

By DON AINESdona at herald-mail.com
10:03 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2013


The Hagerstown Police Department announced Wednesday that it is going to a
fully encrypted radio system — a move prompted, in part, by downloadable
applications that make police calls available on cellphones, Police Chief
Mark Holtzman said.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is using encrypted channels for its
communications, while its primary communications channel is expected to be
reprogrammed for encryption by about Sept. 1, Deputy 1st Class Carly Hose
said.

State police communications might become fully encrypted once a statewide
700-megahertz digital system is adopted in 2015-16, Summers said.

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