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Friday, March 6, 2009

03/06/09 Greenwich Police Department Will Soon Be Able To Use Encrypted Radios

Reporters with scanners will not be able to hear police, fire and GEMS communicate
What Will Be The Policy And Procedures For Encryption.


By Debra Friedman
GREENWICH TIME STAFF WRITER


Police officials are launching a series of tests on a new digital radio system, hoping to have the upgraded network up and running by the end of the month.

Currently, police, fire and GEMS operate on an outdated analog radio network, but the town has been working to update the system for the past several years, officials said.

Lt. Mark Kordick, who is managing the digital conversion project, said the police department has been outfitted with digital Motorola portable and vehicle radios, which they are planning to test this week in order to train officers and troubleshoot the network......

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