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The Glendale Police Department plans to encrypt its emergency radio frequency, preventing the public from listening in on the goings-on of the police force. The change will go into effect on Oct. 2, ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Glendale Police Department plans to ...