https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2026/02/05/letter-sheriff-boudreaux-do-not-encrypt-radio-channels/ In-depth, locally-produced coverage of the Central Valley. Sat, 23 May 2026 14:42:57 -0700 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2026/02/05/letter-sheriff-boudreaux-do-not-encrypt-radio-channels/#comment-163255 Jim Reeves Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:17:41 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=54259#comment-163255 I'll second Frank's comments. I worked at TCSO for 25 years as a dispatcher. There is no need, except to hide routine operations, to encrypt all radio traffic. Channel three is the "CLETS" channel, and is where PII (personally identifiable information) can be run. That channel can always be encrypted, but channel 1 (south end of the county) and channel 2 (north end of the county) should remain analog, and un-encrypted. Hiding in permanent encryption is the Sheriff's Office saying "we'll tell you want we want you to know, when we want you to know it." When you hide your government law enforcement from the public, you're not being transparent at all. I’ll second Frank’s comments.
I worked at TCSO for 25 years as a dispatcher. There is no need, except to hide routine operations, to encrypt all radio traffic. Channel three is the “CLETS” channel, and is where PII (personally identifiable information) can be run. That channel can always be encrypted, but channel 1 (south end of the county) and channel 2 (north end of the county) should remain analog, and un-encrypted.
Hiding in permanent encryption is the Sheriff’s Office saying “we’ll tell you want we want you to know, when we want you to know it.”
When you hide your government law enforcement from the public, you’re not being transparent at all.

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