2010

http://www.orovillemr.com/news/ci_14275323 - Jan 27, 2010 - Willows Calif - citizen with scanner leads emergency crews to man stuck in car in flood waters

http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=112639&provider=gnews - Feb 5, 2010 - Madisonville Kentucky Police Chief says that many people with scanners are a "tremendous asset"

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_14360104?source=rss - Pizza delivery man with scanner gave police the reg of a van used by 2 men to commit a double murder - Oakland California - (see March 2006 also)

http://www.thedailymail.net/articles/2010/02/18/news/doc4b7cd4d525fe6685492015.txt - 18 Feb 2010 - offduty EMT helped save heart attack victim in Catskill NY - he heard call via a friend's scanner

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10049/1036546-56.stm - McKeesport Police Chief grew up with a scanner - Feb 18 2010

http://www.wkbn.com/content/news/local/story/Bob-Dean-Soldier-Activist-Councilman/jf6CQsF2VkKsayOv6aN1-A.cspx - Warren Ohio - City Councilman has a scanner - Feb 24 2010

http://owweb.ow.atl.publicus.com/article/20100225/NEWS01/702259805 - Bellevue Nebraska Police blog to the public from their cruisers - 25 Feb 2010

Feb 25 2010 - it is common nowadays for USA news media reports to include information reported from police scanners - the information is usually 'breaking news' involving police department, fire department, or ambulance service activities - the phrase "police scanner reports indicate" or "information heard on the police scanner" is sometimes used to indicate the source of the information

http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2010/02/26/news/doc4b88976b848d3786507132.txt - Illinois police have mixed opinions on proposed Internet scanner ban

http://www.erieblogs.com/2010/03/01/erie-alerts - March 1 2010 - Erie County Pennsylvania - Chief Detective wants scannerists to Tweet breaking crimes

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100307_11_A15_TulsaR71356 - March 2010 - laid off Tulsa police officers help find missing child

http://www.news10.net/news/article.aspx?storyid=76973&provider=top&catid=188 - 12 March 2010 - Roseville California - scannerist finds woman trapped in car in ditch

http://forums.radioreference.com/eastern-canada-radio-discussion-forum-archives/177188-has-your-scanner-ever-helped-you.html - April 2010 - misc stories about using scanners to avoid traffic jams, busting perps, cleaning up cat poop, etc

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/28/AR2010042803133.html

- Bethesda Maryland - downtown mtnce supervisor carries a police scanner - he also serves as a Spanish translator for police when needed

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/11/phoenix.copwatch.arpaio/?hpt=T2 - May 2010 - CopWatch in Phoeniz AZ uses scanners to combat racial profiling

http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Radio-Scanners-Create-Hobbyist-Communities/1190084 - radio scanners create hobbyist communities

http://www.hutchnews.com/Publicsafety/wed--scanner-switch - Hutchinson Kansas newspaper puts police scanner online - May 2010

http://forums.radioreference.com/san-francisco-bay-area-discussion/181432-oakland-criminals-using-smart-phones-monitor-police-activity.html - 2 police killed in West Memphis Arkansas - it seems that a scannerist was involved in locating the perps

http://www.timesleader.com/news/Bank-robber-nabbed-on-Public-Square.html - Bob K the tow truck driver bags a bank robber in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania - June 1, 2010 - Bob K and his police scanner have been involved in multiple incidents over the years

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/08/venices-one-woman-crime-fighting-machine.html - Bawston Downa patrolled Venice California on a purple bike with a scanner in hand

http://cuindependent.com/2010/09/08/fourmile-canyon-fire-blazes-on/ - Sept 2010 - one household received an evacuation order during the Four Mile Canyon wildfire in Colorado via a live scanner audio feed

<http://www.lostremote.com/2010/09/16/tweeting-the-scanner-from-a-breaking-story/> - See all stories on this topic: -

<http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.lostremote.com/2010/09/16/tweeting-the-scanner-from-a-breaking-story/&hl=en&geo=us> - Sept 16 2010 - journalists comment on the use of scanners in reporting breaking incidents

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2010/12/01/wilmington-home-surrounded-in-police-standoff/ - December 1, 2010 - Wilmington Mass - 1 person with a scanner posted helpful info for worried residents

http://www.wlky.com/r/25853335/detail.html - December 2, 2010 - public comments support scannerists in Kentucky - arrest for illegal possession of a scanner application

Mourners remember U of H officer killed in crash http://www.khou.com/news/local/Mourners-remember-U-of-H-officer-killed-in-crash-112662764.html GALVESTON, Texas - When she was young, Ann Nonette O'Donnell played a game called Cop Chasers with her dad, her sister, Kathleen O'Donnell Sullivan, told friends and family Wednesday at a service for the University of Houston police officer at Trinity Episcopal Church. In the game, Ann O'Donnell would listen to a police scanner and ride with her father to the scene to watch officers work. Dec 24 2010