A year after the legislature passed a law on police radio encryption, Denver-area news outlets are still blocked from listening - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
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But a year after House Bill 21-1250 was signed into law, reporters still can’t tune into Denver and Aurora police radio transmissions like they did before both agencies blocked public access — Denver in 2019 and Aurora three years earlier. Although each department has a written policy on radio access, neither has reached an agreement with any Denver metro news organizations.
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