Live Police Scanners

[Killer360]

It's amazing how stuff can be happening right in your own neighborhood and you'd have no idea! I want to get one of those hand-held scanners now. :P

[CrAz3D]

I read this every now and again:
http://www.lcsun-news.com/news/ci_7779407

[CrAz3D]

"Male throwing beer bottles"


I swear, it's not me, I would NEVER go to Canada :D!

[Blaze]

It's amazing how stuff can be happening right in your own neighborhood and you'd have no idea! I want to get one of those hand-held scanners now. :P

The one I linked wasn't a scanner.  It was a real radio (that you need a license to own legally in Canada!)

[zorm]

This could actually be very useful if you use it wisely. Shame on those of you who are making fun of this, you don't quite understand the possibilities this has. :p

Sadly, its illegal to use a scanner in the commission of a crime.

But otherwise its generally legal, or exceptions are made for Amateur radio operators in states where it is illegal(New York comes to mind, and Michigan as well I believe for two examples).

[rabbit]

Very cool... Maybe I could do some vigilante action :D

Vigilantism is a program operated by many police systems throughout the US.  Try going to a station and asking about it.

[Super_X]

$150 for that?  If you had your HAM license you could get a REAL radio for about that.  :P

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Yaesu-Vertex-VX-210-UHF-16-ch-Handheld_W0QQitemZ200183511547QQihZ010QQcategoryZ155297QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem for example.

I like mine, it goes into the 2-5 GHz range, and I can pick up on phone calls.

[trevortbt]

Hey Go to http://brandonternent.zoomshare.com/5.html ;)
the username is winnipegpolice
the password is wpsscanner

[Towelie]

[BigAznDaddy]

This is fun.

[iago]

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Because he had a useful and relevant response to it. There's nothing wrong with resurrecting a thread under those conditions, the issue is when somebody resurrects a thread with "lol!" or something.

[Krazed]

Half of these "live feeds" are just like chat rooms and shit if they make public announcements, they aren't the real feed..

[Towelie]

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Because he had a useful and relevant response to it. There's nothing wrong with resurrecting a thread under those conditions, the issue is when somebody resurrects a thread with "lol!" or something.

Oh no, I agree. I went and listened to it too :P. I just had to post something about the fact that he posted 2 years after the thread died.