''The bad guys today are getting more sophisticated,'' said Mayor Ed Pawlowski, adding it is not uncommon for criminals to use police scanners, cell phones and other electronic devices to avoid police detection. ''The Allentown Police Department is fighting back.''
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_5cars.5484951sep28,0,1963704.story
For whatever it's worth I wrote to the Mayor pointing out the following articles that show how scanner listeners have saved lives and have helped law enforcement.
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635203439,00.html
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/local/14413488.htm
http://www.tylerpaper.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16365734&BRD=1994&PAG=461&dept_id=226369&rfi=6
http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060327/NEWS/603270351/1003/NEWS02
http://www.wkyc.com/akron/akron_article.aspx?storyid=45097
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA122405.robberies.kens.1cc9cc64.html
http://www.simivalleyacorn.com/news/2005/0902/Front_Page/001.html
http://www.wvec.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D89O4AS00.html
http://www.billingsgazette.com/newdex.php?display=rednews/2005/04/01/build/local/40-robbery.inc
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14245745&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-01272005-439573.html
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_5cars.5484951sep28,0,1963704.story
For whatever it's worth I wrote to the Mayor pointing out the following articles that show how scanner listeners have saved lives and have helped law enforcement.
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635203439,00.html
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/local/14413488.htm
http://www.tylerpaper.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16365734&BRD=1994&PAG=461&dept_id=226369&rfi=6
http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060327/NEWS/603270351/1003/NEWS02
http://www.wkyc.com/akron/akron_article.aspx?storyid=45097
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA122405.robberies.kens.1cc9cc64.html
http://www.simivalleyacorn.com/news/2005/0902/Front_Page/001.html
http://www.wvec.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D89O4AS00.html
http://www.billingsgazette.com/newdex.php?display=rednews/2005/04/01/build/local/40-robbery.inc
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14245745&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-01272005-439573.html