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That is a very important question and one I have been debating making a deep dive post into, so here goes:
TLDR: It depends on the interpretation of an FBI security policy.
The FBI maintains databases with law enforcement info (warrant status, criminal history, sexual offender status, etc...) which it provides access to by all law enforcement agencies in the country.
The way the FBI wants the data to be protected is detailed in a document called "CJIS Security Policy", latest version is available here: le.fbi.gov/file-repository/c…
If any agency does not adhere to this policy, they can lose access to the system. Although I cannot find any public record of it ever actually happening.
The document is 460 pages and can be interpreted in various ways, for example:
A. It refers only to the data stream from the FBI to the agencies.
There is a lot of evidence this was the actual purpose, as the document mentions a lot about networks, cloud, infrastructure, and mobile data terminals. In fact, the word "radio" appears 15 times in the document but usually is refering to a radio in a cell phone or other data device.
B. This info should not be sent in any way the public can intercept.
This seems to be the interpretation agencies (including BCSO) use to justify encryption. That any transmission spoken over the radio could contain this info and be in violation of the policy.
Even if interpretation B was correct, there are still some problems with the implentation, in my opinion:
1. Almost all agencies in the county (the only exceptions are the 3 small beachside communities) have a dedicated "teletype" channel that units switch to when running a license plate or investigating criminal history. Encrypting this channel only would still adhere to the policy.
2. All LEO units in the county have mobile data terminals which is where most of this data is queried for and displayed. They have never been viewable by the public even under the old system.
3. Even if you dismiss 1 and 2 as being wrong, the county, and all other agencies in the county, encrypted channels that do not have the possibility of containing any FBI data, such as fire dispatch, working fire, and even lifeguards.
It all comes down to the interpretation of the policy. If you have time to look at it, I would be interested in your interpretation.
Other jurisdictions around the country have found ways to adhere to the policy without encryption, I refuse to believe it cannot be done here as well.
AUTOMATED POST: Residential Fire at 4185 SEVILLE AVE, COCOA, FL - 7 units On Scene for 15+ minutes 10:39 PM
AUTOMATED POST: Traffic Collision at 170 N MM, STE N, GRANT VALKARIA, FL - 6 units On Scene for 15+ minutes 02:03 PM
A lot of the beach crossovers are being blocked to keep people off of the beach. Not that it's actually stopping anyone.
AUTOMATED POST: Traffic Collision at HIGHWAY 1 & JORDAN BLVD, MALABAR, FL - 7 units On Scene for 15+ minutes 08:54 PM
Closure — SR-528 Westbound — Crash in Brevard County on SR-528 West, at MM 47/Indian River. All lanes blocked SR-528 @ MM 48 WB
Brevard Scanner retweeted
A Palm Bay man has been convicted of murder and sentenced to prison for shooting into a car and killing its driver outside a busy 2021 Halloween party at the Hive Lounge.
LATRAWN S. SERVANT, 33, pled no-contest to second-degree murder and other charges and was sentenced to 25 years in prison followed by lifetime probation for the death of Frank Glover, 19, of Rockledge. Servant could be sent back to prison for life if he ever violates that probation.
Servant claimed self-defense but lost a Stand Your Ground hearing on Oct. 19. Brevard County prosecutors Samantha Barrett and Rachel Kleinpeter presented security video to the court that showed Servant standing and waiting in the roadway for Glover to approach in his silver Chevrolet Camaro, refusing to retreat, then firing four times through the drivers-side window. The Camaro subsequently crashed into a tree; Glover died from gunshot wounds at Holmes Regional Medical Center.
On Oct. 20, Servant entered a plea agreement with the State Attorney’s Office to avoid trial and resolve his case.
“He did the right thing,” Barrett said. “He accepted responsibility and avoided a possible life sentence.”
Circuit Judge Steve Henderson also adjudicated Servant guilty of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, shooting into a vehicle, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He sentenced Servant to 24.5 years for each of those counts, to be served concurrently with the murder sentence.
Servant received credit for 4.4 years he was held without bond in the Brevard County Jail while awaiting trial.
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