It is legal to own a police scanner radio; on that, pretty much everyone agrees. Where things get sticky is when you take it out of your home.

A typical handheld scanner capable of receiving a digital signal can go for $400 or more. “To outfit our administrators, we’ll be in the neighborhood of $2,000,” Labrecque said.

Details are a bit light on this one, but thanks to a tipster and some chatter we picked up on the interblogs, it looks like Radio Shack may be about to undergo a pretty noticeable rebranding.

It looks like Radio Shack is pretty serious about their new found commitment to their focus on the DIY, inventor, creator and geek demographics. [Ken Gracey], Parallax forum guru, put up a post on … ...

One iPhone app, Scanner 911, offers on its website the chance to "listen in while police, fire and EMS crews work day & night." Apple's iTunes' store advertises several similar apps.

Nighttime Scanner. Dakota Santiago, a news photographer, roams the city in his car, listening in on police activity over a handheld radio. Across the country, many others do the same. But as ...

A new scanner for your car radio developed by Panasonic Automotive Systems will find radio stations for you. By David Allison – Editor-in-Chief, Atlanta Business Chronicle. Aug 14, 2015 ...