This past Saturday night, I heard Fort Myers PD doing some undercover operations, unencrypted, on talkgroup 04782. I figured it was another anti-narcotics operation or an operation busting johns with female cops posing as prostitutes. But, no! It was a sting operation catching internet predators who were attempting to meet up with (what they thought were) underage teens. Instead, they wound up meeting face-to-face with the reporter Chris Hansen of Dateline NBC. According to the Fort Myers News-Press, article <http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060424/NEWS0110/60424006/1075> the episode will air between May 10th and 17th on your local NBC affiliate.
It was cool listening in on the detectives discussing their plans and the operation as it went down. I'm surprised, however, how Lee County police agencies never encrypt their voice operations in these undercover operations.
It was cool listening in on the detectives discussing their plans and the operation as it went down. I'm surprised, however, how Lee County police agencies never encrypt their voice operations in these undercover operations.