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12/18/2011
County opts to encrypt scanner radios; cite officer safety as priority
Laura Wolfe General Assignment Reporter Breeze Courier
CHRISTIAN COUNTY – Any individual or business with a police scanner in Christian County may have noticed that county traffic has suddenly gone silent.
This is because of a recent update in systems at the Sheriff’s Office.
The previous system was an unencrypted analog system. This system could be monitored by anyone with a scanner. “This unsecure format could easily be used by the criminal element that could monitor the activity and locations of law enforcement throughout the county,” said Christian County Sheriff Bruce Kettelkamp.
P25, formerly known as Project 25 or APCO-25
The new system went on-line December 6, at 1 p.m.
The Christian County Sheriff’s Office selected the encryption option in the new radio system for several reasons, but primarily for officer safety, according to Kettelkamp.*
County opts to encrypt scanner radios; cite officer safety as priority
Laura Wolfe General Assignment Reporter Breeze Courier
CHRISTIAN COUNTY – Any individual or business with a police scanner in Christian County may have noticed that county traffic has suddenly gone silent.
This is because of a recent update in systems at the Sheriff’s Office.
The previous system was an unencrypted analog system. This system could be monitored by anyone with a scanner. “This unsecure format could easily be used by the criminal element that could monitor the activity and locations of law enforcement throughout the county,” said Christian County Sheriff Bruce Kettelkamp.
P25, formerly known as Project 25 or APCO-25
The new system went on-line December 6, at 1 p.m.
The Christian County Sheriff’s Office selected the encryption option in the new radio system for several reasons, but primarily for officer safety, according to Kettelkamp.*