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fwidman @fwidman (11514) • United States 19 Jan 09

I know that, as parents, we look back at our grown up children and wonder why the time seems to have passed so quickly, but that's not what I wonder right now. In the past couple of hours I have heard several disturbing calls on...

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What's your latest toy?

fwidman @fwidman (11514) • United States 10 Jan 09

I got my police scanner a couple of ays ago and have been having lots of fun with it, listening to the police, the fire departments, heck I even get the security guards at the college I used to work for And, of...

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Where can you find a police scanner?

NuCkInFuTs @NuCkInFuTs (44) • United States 30 Dec 08

I got a police scanner as a Christmas present but I could not use it. Before I opened it I looked up how to use it online and I went to radio shack to figure out how to work it and they told me that the police scanners did not...

where to buy a police scanner radio

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have you ever listened to a police scanner?

cassidy22 @cassidy22 (2974) • United States 2 Jul 08

The other night, my husband was REALLY late coming home from work, and had lost his cell phone, so I couldn't call him. He was also on his motorcycle, so I panicked and didn't know where he was, or how to get a hold of him. SO I...

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police chase

aztcgirl @aztcgirl (267) • United States 4 Apr 08

we had a police chase yesterday that we followed because my husband has a police scanner and so we followed it and tried to get some good pictures but couldnt it was too far away but it was exciting. the guy got his tires shot out...

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Well now I feel stupid ....LOL

foxyfire33 @foxyfire33 (10005) • United States 28 Mar 08

Again I was sitting here listening to the police scanner. I heard them say that they were trying to pull over a particular vehicle. I hurried over to listen more closely because the vehicle desrption matched my s/o's and I was...

oops

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OMG...my stepson just ran out the door to try to save a stranger's life....

foxyfire33 @foxyfire33 (10005) • United States 28 Mar 08

The police scanner has been going off about someone with a severely injured man in his car trying to get to the hospital. They aren't from around here and are lost. Their last cell phone call said they are going up a dirt road...

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Do you use...?

Grammasherri @sherrir101 (3670) • Malinta, Ohio 6 Mar 08

Do you or anyone else you know use or listen to a police scanner? I have had one for about 20 years now. I can hear most of the police and fire calls when they page for them It is interesting to listen to. Sometimes you actually...

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What is a "possible explosion"?

foxyfire33 @foxyfire33 (10005) • United States 5 Dec 07

We have a police scanner and it just came acroos that there's a "possible explosion" in a trailer park. Neighbors there heard an "explosion-like sound" and can see smoke coming out of one trailer. Now maybe I'm just being picky...

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Four Fallen Upward Lights

EVERYDAYLIGHT2007 @EVERYDAYLIGHT2007 (61) • United States 2 Nov 07

Working nights at Exxon Convenience Store gave me many viewing opportunities of the night sky. In the valley of Shenandoah (daughter of the stars) certain areas of the night sky are void of bright city lights. Available at one's...

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Neighborhood Excitement

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 21 Aug 07

I was returning from taking my dad to the heart Dr and seen a helicopter flying overhead right near my home. Getting home it was almost directly overhead. I turned on my police scanner listening to what was happening. I got the...

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Weather Radios

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 13 Aug 07

As my friends here know I had some severe storms here in Minnesota over the weekend. High winds, hail,lightening strikes and 2 inches of rain in an hours time. Now I own a police scanner/weather radio combo. But there are radios...

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NASA Radio Frequencies

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 19 Jun 07

For thos with scanners or ametuer radios this is a link of the frequencies state by state for the Shuttle Missions. I own a Police Scanner and listen in on the chats between ground control, the shuttles and the space station a...

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RIGHT on Red, Left on RED ???

irishmist @irishmist (3814) • United States 24 May 07

I for one hate this law in NY. Just tonight, while I was sitting here browsing around, and reading. I heard a huge crash!! My cat was in the window & jetted. I first looked at my car parked across the street from my house ( tommow...

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Do you feel todays kids have more

irishmist @irishmist (3814) • United States 19 May 07

emotional problems? I have a police scanner and hear many calls for kids out of control. These kids are young to. They are like 9,10 and up. They are tearing up the house, and beating up their parents. Kids nowadays think they can...

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Do you always know where your kids are?

toourhealth @toourhealth (112) • United States 1 May 07

OK I heard this come over my police scanner last night while watching TV. There was an EIGHT year old missing that had taken off from the house I guess so the police had to hunt him down. Well I guess the night befor he did the...

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I feel so helpless

brendalee @brendalee (6082) • United States 5 Mar 07

I just posted a discussion yesterday about fire safety and now today there is a fire at a house that belongs to a close friend of the family. The worst part about it is that I can't do anything to help him. My area is under a...

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police scanning

mkmissey76 @mkmissey76 (497) • United States 26 Feb 07

I have listened to a police scanner for over 15 years of my life whe i was younger I heard my dads scanner he had and then when I was about 20 I bought my own and have I dont go a day with out it. it is on even when i sleep I hear...

police scanner

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Police Scanner

wathanjim @wathanjim (2214) • United States 30 Jan 07

Do You have a police and emergency scanner?If so how often do You listen to it?I usually have mine on very low and listen to it while on the computer.Sometimes it gets very interesting.

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Scanner Codes

joannm @joannm (2) • United States 17 Nov 06

Hi....my daughter has a scanner but she cannot find the codes for the departments in our area. Can anyone tell me where to find these? Thanks, Joan

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