Pleasant Hill Police Dept
Cass, Missouri
How we verified this
As of August 2026 RadioReference lists all four Pleasant Hill police talkgroups on the Metropolitan Area Regional Radio System (MARRS) as encrypted, including "34602 | 872a | D Enc | PleasantHill PD1 | Police Dispatch 1", while "34612 | 8734 | D | Pleasant Hill FD | Fire/EMS Dispatch" remains in the clear.
Encryption Details
Verified Talkgroup Data
Cass County Context
Pleasant Hill Police Dept isn't an outlier here: 5 of the 5 public-safety agencies we track in Cass County are fully encrypted (100%), so most departments nearby have made the same move.
See every agency we track in Cass County → County encryption overview →
What This Means
Everything this agency transmits is encrypted, dispatch included. For anyone outside the department — residents, reporters, neighbouring responders — the channel is simply silent.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Pleasant Hill Police Dept radio encrypted?
Yes. Pleasant Hill Police Dept uses P25 AES encryption. Everything this agency transmits is encrypted, dispatch included. For anyone outside the department — residents, reporters, neighbouring responders — the channel is simply silent.
Can I listen to Pleasant Hill Police Dept on a police scanner?
No. Pleasant Hill Police Dept has fully encrypted their radio communications using P25 AES. No consumer scanner can decode encrypted transmissions.
Why did Pleasant Hill Police Dept encrypt their radio?
The reasons offered are almost always the same two: officer safety and operational security. Whether either was tested against a real Cass County incident is rarely part of the public record, whereas the consequences are easy to observe — no real-time accountability, and neighbouring agencies still in the clear left working around the gap.
Can Cass County reverse the encryption decision?
It can. The radios support open and encrypted operation equally well, so this is a configuration and a policy, not a constraint — and policies set by Cass County officials are policies those officials can revisit when constituents press for it.
What can I do about Pleasant Hill Police Dept encryption?
Put the question to whoever signs off on Pleasant Hill Police Dept's radio budget: why full encryption rather than a delayed feed or tactical-only channels? File for the recordings and the decision documents alongside it, and link up with neighbours and local reporters in Cass County so the ask arrives as a group rather than a one-off.