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.