There's no better way to stay tuned to all that's going on in your community than by listening to a police scanner radio. Listen in on police dispatchers report break-ins, BOLOS (Be on the Lookouts) and other crimes and alerts in your neighborhood. And if you're wondering why that fire engine or ambulance just raced down your street, with a police scanner you can immediately find out what's happening by simply turning the scanner on. Unlike a "scanner app" you choose what channels you want to listen to and you do so without bandwidth charges and without tying up your phones -- and that's even if anyone is feeding your local scanner channels. Scanners can help you feel better about your home and and neighborhood security because you're in the know -- you know what's happening as it happens.