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 January 2018:
#Victoria Police are responding to a report of a suspicious male wearing a clown mask in the 200blk of Menzies
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) January 5, 2018
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#OakBay Fire are attending the area of Cedar Hill X and Crestview for a sky lantern that is still on fire and has landed in a tree
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) January 5, 2018
#WestShore RCMP are responding to the Kettle Creek area for reports of a male masturbating in some bushes
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) January 6, 2018
#Victoria Police are responding to the 900blk of Pandora for reports of a male who is swinging a 2×4 at people
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) January 6, 2018
#SurreyBC #RCMP responding to a robbery at a take-out pizza place.
Suspect threatened the employee with a pizza cutter and locked her in the washroom. Fled on foot with cash and a pizza box.— ScanBC (@ScanBC) January 7, 2018
#SurreyBC #RCMP responding to a request for assistance with a child throwing and smashing things in a house because the parents bought something for the younger sibling but not for him. #tantrum
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) January 10, 2018
#Victoria Police are responding to the 600blk of Yates St for reports of a male with his genitals exposed in the doorway of a restaurant
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) January 14, 2018
#SurreyBC #RCMP requested to stop a @TransLink bus after someone texted @TransitPolice that they heard a passenger say he was going to "strip his girlfriend naked, cover her in BBQ sauce and feed her to the wolves."
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) January 18, 2018
#Saanich Police are responding to a road rage complaint on Kenneth St. where a male belly bunted another male who in turn judo tossed his assailant
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) January 19, 2018
#Saanich Police are responding to an address on Persimmon Dr for a report of persons driving around on golf carts
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) January 19, 2018
#Victoria Police are responding to Save-On-Foods Arena after a caller reported that the monster trucks are keeping her awake
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) January 19, 2018
Outer Gulf Islands #RCMP are responding to a residence on #Galiano Island after a male remotely observing his security cameras witnessed 2 unknown persons eating lunch on his patio
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) January 19, 2018
#Vancouver Police are responding to the area of Renfrew/Hastings for reports of a cougar in a tree. The reported animal was located and found to be a very large raccoon.
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) January 23, 2018
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