Oct 2005
Scanners in the News - Oct 2005 Column
July 5 - Safford Arizona - a training exercise for a escape from the
State Prison had rumors running rampant as
scannerists overheard the drill communications. Jail guards usually
switch to a alternate radio frequency to
keep from alarming the public.
Mesa Arizona - City Manager Charles Luster, who served from 1980 to
2000, carried a police scanner and drove to crime scenes.
FOX will premiere a new TV show in the Fall called 'The Gate'. Airing
on Fridays at 8 Eastern / 9 Central, the show
will focus on bizarre crimes in San Francisco. "Police scanner
obsessed" Detective Graham Hale will be a
lead character.
July 8 - The 'SEFlorida' scanner list on yahoogroups.com carried an
account of a retired deputy sheriff who
used his scanner to catch a carjacker.