ScanBC is BC’s online radio scanning community. The community collects and shares information from police scanners and posts headlines to Twitter and Facebook. Recently, the Emergency Communications for British Columbia Inc., or E-Comm, has made the switch from old analogue radios to a new encrypted system which scrambles broadcasts. The move is designed to protect sensitive information such as medical conditions or addresses as well as safeguard first responders from criminals listening in.
Some broadcasts in certain jurisdictions remain unscrambled. Here are some cringe-worthy scanner tweets from ScanBC during February 2018:
#Vancouver Police are responding to Granville St & Robson St for reports of 10 males fighting inside of a Hair Salon
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) February 3, 2018
#Vancouver Police are responding to the Walmart on Grandview Hwy for reports of a male that was throwing things around the store and now is rolling around on the ground.
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) February 5, 2018
#Vancouver Police are responding to 1165 Seymour St for reports of a completely naked male in the parking lot of an apartment building.
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) February 5, 2018
#Victoria Police are responding to a bank robbery in the 1000blk of Douglas St. Suspect was apprehended while waiting at a bus stop a block away.
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) February 5, 2018
#NorthSaanich crews are responding to Parklands Secondary after a male climbed 50ft up a tree and won't come back down.
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) February 6, 2018
#Vancouver Police are responding to Granville St & Davie St for reports of a male running around waving around a Dildo at people.
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) February 7, 2018
#Vancouver Police are responding to the Roosevelt Hotel at 166 E Hastings St for reports of a person pouring urine off a balcony onto people
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) February 9, 2018
#Vancouver Police are responding to the 7000blk of Cambie for reports of a male with his pants down, masturbating behind a bus stop.
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) February 19, 2018
#Surrey #RCMP are responding to a house for reports of a male banging on the door yelling for Vodka.
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) February 20, 2018
#Vancouver Police are responding to the Shelter at 200 Central St for a male that pushed his way inside and is now dancing naked on a table.
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) February 21, 2018
#Saanich Police are responding to a business in the 800blk of Cloverdale for reports of a male who keeps trying on shoes and putting them back into the wrong boxes
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) February 23, 2018
