Police Department Fully Encrypted

Russellville Police Department

Pope, Arkansas

What you can do right now

Encryption Details

Encryption Type P25 AES
Scope All Operations
Technical Details P25 AES-GCM

Verified Talkgroup Data

Verified Mar 6, 2026 Moderate confidence
63 Total Talkgroups
44 Encrypted
11 Mixed
8 Unencrypted
79% Encrypted
Radio System: Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN)
View 55 talkgroups
DEC Alpha Tag Description Status
42800 58-RPD-DISP Police: Dispatch Encrypted
42804 58-RPD CAR1 Police: Car-to-Car/Tactical 1 Encrypted
42806 58-RPD CAR2 Police: Car-to-Car/Tactical 2 Mixed
37739 60-NLRPD-1 Police: Dispatch 1 Encrypted
37740 60-NLRPD 2 Police: Dispatch 2 Encrypted
37741 60-NLRPD 3 Police: Dispatch 3 Encrypted
37742 60-NLRPD 4 Police: Dispatch 4 Encrypted
37743 60-NLRPD T1 Police: Tactical 1 Encrypted
37744 60-NLRPD T2 Police: Tactical 2 Encrypted
37745 60-NLRPD SUP Police: Supervisors Encrypted
37746 60-NLRPD IN1 Police: Investigations 1 Encrypted
37747 60-NLRPD IN2 Police: Investigations 2 Encrypted
37748 60-NLRPD ADM Police: Administration Encrypted
37749 60-NLRPD SIU Police: Special Investigations Unit Encrypted
37750 60-NLRPD TRN Police: Training Encrypted
37751 60-NLRPD ERT Police: ERT/SWAT Encrypted
37752 60-NLRPD NRC Police: Narcotics Encrypted
37753 60-NLRPD VIC Police: Vice Encrypted
37754 60-NLRPD TRF Police: Traffic Encrypted
30147 60-LRPD DISP Police: Main Dispatch Encrypted
30156 60-LRPD SEC1 Police: Secondary Dispatch - Downtown/Midtown Encrypted
30157 60-LRPD SEC2 Police: Secondary Dispatch - Northwest/Southwest Encrypted
37738 60-NLRPD OPS Police: Operations Encrypted
30148 60-LRPD PD1 Police: Events 1 Encrypted
30151 60-LRPD-ASP Police: Interop with ASP Encrypted
30152 60-LRPD PDT1 Police: PCOM Downtown 1 Encrypted
30154 60-LRPD PSW1 Police: PCOM Southwest 1 Encrypted
30159 60-LRPD PNW2 Police: PCOM Northwest 2 Encrypted
30108 60-LRPD EVNT Police: Events Encrypted
30104 60-LRPD CCOM Police: City Common Encrypted
30161 60-LRPD VCAT Police:Violent Crime Apprehension Team Encrypted
30105 60-LRPD CODE Police: Code Enforcement Encrypted
30145 60-LRPD DET1 Police: Detectives 1 Encrypted
30146 60-LRPD DET2 Police: Detectives 2 Encrypted
30144 60-LRPD CRIM Police: Crime Scene Encrypted
30165 60-LRPD TRFS Police: Traffic Special Enforcement Encrypted
30141 60-LRPD PDT2 Police: PCOM Downtown 2 Encrypted
30153 60-LRPD PNW1 Police: PCOM Northwest 1 Encrypted
30160 60-LRPD PSW2 Police: PCOM Southwest 2 Encrypted
30162 60-LRPD PD2 Police: Events 2 Encrypted
30189 60-LRPD PD3 Police: Events 3 Encrypted
30128 60-LRPD AGC1 Police: Common 1 Encrypted
30129 60-LRPD AGC2 Police: Common 2 Encrypted
30130 60-LRPD AGC3 Police: Common 3 Encrypted
2962 RPD 1 DISP Police: Dispatch (Ch. 2) Mixed
2963 RPD MAIN Police Main Mixed
2964 RPD CRTOCR Police (Ch. 3 CRTOCR) Mixed
2965 RPD TAC 1 Police (Ch. 4 TAC-1) Mixed
2966 RPD TAC 2 Police (Ch. 5 TAC-2) Mixed
2970 RPD SPEVNT1 Police: Special Events (Ch. 9) Mixed
2971 RPD SPEVNT2 Police: Special Events 2 Mixed
2967 RPD TAC-3 Police: Tac-3 Mixed
2968 RPD CID Criminal Investigations Division Mixed
2972 RPD CTEVNT City Event Mixed
101 60-LRPD-ASP2 State Police - Little Rock Police Interface Encrypted

Verification Status

We don't yet have per-talkgroup data for Russellville Police Department from the RadioReference API. The encryption scope and type above come from the RadioReference Wiki, which is community-maintained rather than independently confirmed channel-by-channel. Our automated matching put this at moderate confidence (70%) based on how closely the wiki listing matches this agency's name and county.

If you monitor Russellville Police Department directly or have more current information, the fastest way to fix this is to update the RadioReference Wiki entry — our data pulls from there and from the RadioReference API on a regular refresh cycle.

Pope County Context

Russellville Police Department isn't an outlier here: 2 of the 2 public-safety agencies we track in Pope County are fully encrypted (100%), so most departments nearby have made the same move.

What This Means

This agency is listed in our database as encrypting all of its radio communications, including routine dispatch. The listing is unverified — confirm current status on the live RadioReference database.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Russellville Police Department radio encrypted?

Russellville Police Department is listed in our records with P25 AES encryption — a listing we haven't yet verified against live talkgroup data. This agency is listed in our database as encrypting all of its radio communications, including routine dispatch. The listing is unverified — confirm current status on the live RadioReference database.

Can I listen to Russellville Police Department on a police scanner?

Likely not, if the listing is accurate: our database lists Russellville Police Department as fully encrypted using P25 AES, which no consumer scanner can decode. The listing is unverified — check the live RadioReference database for current status.

Why do agencies like Russellville Police Department encrypt their radio?

Ask why, and the answer is usually officer safety, sometimes operational security. What is harder to obtain is any documented case in Pope County where an open channel caused harm. The costs need no such documentation: reporting on police department response slows down, and mutual-aid coordination gets more awkward, immediately.

Can Pope County reverse the encryption decision?

Yes, and some departments already have. Because encryption here is a choice rather than a technical necessity, the path back runs through the same people who chose it: budget hearings, records requests, and residents who keep asking in public.

What can I do about Russellville Police Department encryption?

Ask for the paperwork first — the policy that authorised encryption for Russellville Police Department, and the recordings themselves — because a specific request is harder to wave away than a general complaint. Then take what you learn to a council meeting, and bring others from Pope County with you.

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