Police radio chatter from a slew of Bronx precincts went dark Monday as the department’s effort to encrypt communications reached a milestone that left local reporters and advocates concerned about the future of crime reporting in New York.
Six NYPD channels covering the 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th and 52nd Precincts went silent, effectively cutting off the northern section of the Bronx for those using scanners to listen to law enforcement communications. Previously, the NYPD encrypted its radios in all of Brooklyn and Staten Island.
