Article in today's Assbury Park Press by Brian Prince, Staff writer
LITTLE EGG HARBOR - Having trouble hearing police communications on your old scanner? That's because Wednesday police departments in Little Egg Harbor and Tuckerton converted from an analog to a digital radio system.
The new system allows for secure encrypted communications if needed, and provides a more reliable way for officers to communicate from patrol cars to police headquarters, officials said.
However, police in Little Egg Harbor will maintain an analog system as back up.
Tuckerton purchased radiois for each of the borough's patrol cars last year, and bought digital radios for the Tuckerton Fire Company in 2004.
Tuckerton Police Chief Charles Robinson has said the digital system will allow borough officers to communicate with Little Egg officers ion the field.