Police scanners, the basic equivalent of cops radio stations, are vague reminders of older times, when truckers were known for having “handels” and ham radios. While truckers may have handed in their communicative radios in favor of listening to the Sirius Truckers’ Station, police scanners are still very much thriving.

You can buy a police scanner online for anywhere from 100 to 500 dollars. However, you could also listen to the same material online by clicking here.  

It doesn’t give you current news in Coppell, but it does keep you updated on news in Dallas, and what’s more, it’s the news as its happening, and not just second sources reporting like on the TV or newspaper.

But don’t think I’m just advertising; this won’t contribute at all to my huge journalist’s salary. I do, however, think it’s interesting to listen to on occasion and connects newsreaders right to the source.

For other information about ongoing crime and police reports, see the online Coppell open records, courtesy of Laserfiche, by clicking here.