Mesa Police Department Begins Encryption of all Patrol Radio Frequencies

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: 

1. To help protect personal identifying information that may be broadcasted over a radio frequency
2. To enhance officer safety by preventing the criminal element from discovering real time police locations, tactics, and strategies during a police response
3. 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:

Central Patrol District

Fiesta Patrol District

Red Mountain Patrol District

Superstition Patrol District

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.