Today, the Mesa Police Department will initiate their patrol radio encryption program. All Mesa Police Department radio frequencies will be encrypted. This encryption program will complete a year long process that will bring the Mesa Police Department in line with the best practices established by other major police agencies throughout the United States. The main reasons for the encryption process are:
- To help protect personal
identifying information that may be broadcasted over a radio frequency
- To enhance officer safety by
preventing the criminal element from discovering real time police
locations, tactics, and strategies during a police response
- To assist in maintaining the
integrity of criminal investigations
Transparency
and the positive relationship we share with our community is of the utmost
importance to the Mesa Police Department. To balance the need for
transparency and the safety of the public and our officers, all radio traffic
will be available to the public with a one-hour time delay.
Privately
purchased police scanners will not be able to receive encrypted radio
traffic. To listen to the Mesa Police Department radio traffic, with the
one-hour time delay, please access the below streaming links for each of our
Patrol Districts:
These links can also be accessed on the Mesa Police Department’s website,
https://www.mesaazpolice.gov/about-mesa-pd/communications/radio-frequencies
Or via the Broadcastify® application that is available in either the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
