2008

March 2008 - British Columbia - trucker with scanner leads police to burglar - they catch the burglar in the act

http://www.timesonline.com/articles/2008/10/15/news/top_stories/doc48f6b15182f67260102016.txt - October 16, 2008 - Beaver Falls Pennsylvania - hero scannerist makes fire rescues

http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x232979877/Neighbor-helps-foil-identity-theft - October 2, 2008 - Milford Mass - scannerist busts identity thief

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080930/A_NEWS02/809300332/-1/A_NEWS - September 30, 2008 - Modesto California - a father took his 10 year old step son without permission - as a Amber Alert was being prepared, a retired DOJ employee heard the broadcast on his scanner and spotted the car - there were bottles of alcohol in the car (per the video)

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/01/12/20_year_police_veteran_accused_of_armed_robbery/ - January 12, 2008 - Boston Mass - 20 year Boston cop busted by scannerist after robbing gas station - A scannerist spotted a fleeing car from a armed robbery, and relayed its license plate to police. Police traced the plate, went to the address, and arrested the driver. The driver, and robber, was a Boston cop. (Several eyewitnesses confirmed the ID).

http://www.kansan.com/news/2008/jun/24/shooting/ - June 2008 - Lawrence Kansas - security guards lead police to shooting suspects after hearing BOLO on a police scanner