Last night I heard helicopters in my neighborhood and wondered what was going on now.... Crime has been on the rise in my area and the police have been cutting back their numbers and salary, thus I wonder how they respond to incidents.
A while back I downloaded an application for my Android SmartPhone which basically provides a way to listen to police and EMS service radio. I turned on that app and listened to my local police response to the incident which the helicopters were responding to.
I think that these applications are useful to help keep us informed about the crime which is going on around us.
Here is a link to the app I used last night :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scannerradio&hl=enI also discovered you can listen to police radio on the internet! This site :
http://www.broadcastify.comI am currently listening to the 'Action' which is taking place in Los Angeles. The LAPD is one of the most listened to police radios because there is always action in LA (I know because I lived in Los Angeles for over 10 years in the 80s).
Here is the site to listen to LAPD Code Red channel :
http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/3711/webI am sure that most major metropolitan police departments have their radio available on-line...