Citizens’ Group Tackles Radio Problems

A local Milwaukee (Wisc.) citizens’ advocacy group has turned its spotlight on the city’s public safety radio system, saying the OpenSky, trunked technology has taken seven years and $18 million to build, but leaves police without communications at critical times. The Citizens for Responsible Government group held a press conference last week to publicize a list of 250 official radio trouble reports filed by officers since the system went operational last February. The list includes one incident when an officer was shot. Police officials acknowledge the problems, but say the problems are being corrected, and are a small part of the 2 million transmissions the system has handled. Read more and the group’s work here, and watch a video of the group’s press conference here.