GeekWire's app of the week: 5-0 Radio Police Scanner

BY Jamie Skorheim  on June 18, 2012 @ 11:43 am (Updated: 6:00 pm - 6/18/12 )

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Ever wonder where those police vehicles are going when sirens blare past your house? GeekWire's app of the week, 5-0 Radio Police Scanner, may be able to help you figure it out. (Image courtesy iTunes)

Ever wonder where those police vehicles are going when sirens blare past your house? GeekWire's app of the week may be able to help you figure it out.

This week, GeekWire recommends the 5-0 Radio Police Scanner app.

"My wife actually has been using it quite a bit to figure out what the heck those sirens are going around Ballard," says GeekWire host Todd Bishop.

The app claims to provide access to the "largest collection of live police, firefighters, aircraft, railroad, marine, emergency, and ham radios" around.

"This thing is great because it's worldwide actually," says Bishop. "You can drill down into specific communities."

Scanners available in the app are listed by county, and an integrated map can also pinpoint where the transmission is coming from.

GeekWire's Todd Bishop recommends the free version of the app, which has ads. A premium version can also be purchased for $1.99.

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By JAMIE GRISWOLD, MyNorthwest.com Editor

Jamie Skorheim, MyNorthwest.com Editor
Whether it's floating on Green Lake, eating shrimp tacos at Agua Verde, or taking weekend drives out to the Cascades, she loves to enjoy the Pacific Northwest lifestyle as much as humanly possible.
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  • Vike Oden wrote...
    Really?
    June 18, 2012 8:23 pm
    You people make me sick! Your comments are beyond pathetic and disgusting. These people risk their lives everyday to keep you safe. Shame on you!
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  • Cash wrote...
    HAHA
    June 18, 2012 8:48 pm
    I for one enjoy a few cups of cofee on my work day but no doughnut! I learned a long time ago they are not good for you and will make you fat. I sometimes spill my hot coffee when headed to a hot call so I guess you are 1/3rd correct AJ!
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  • CH wrote...
    These people risk their lives everyday to keep you safe . . . .
    June 18, 2012 8:55 pm
    yep the wood carver is safe now. Six feet under.
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  • Tukwila wrote...
    scanner feeds
    June 19, 2012 12:39 am
    The online scanner feeds are limited, there are many talk groups you won't hear without a properly programmed trunking scanner.
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  • HPD 5-0 wrote...
    yep the chronic street drunk Indian criminal is safe now. Six feet under.
    June 19, 2012 7:18 am
    ...
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  • myopinion wrote...
    Or
    June 19, 2012 7:56 am
    to come and take you back to JAIL
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