Police Department Fully Encrypted Discovered via RadioReference

Rosellepk Township Police

Union, New Jersey

How we verified this

As of August 2026 RadioReference's NJICS listing flags both Roselle Park police talkgroups, dispatch and secondary, as fully encrypted, while the borough's fire talkgroup remains in the clear.

Checked against a primary source on 2026-08-09: radioreference.com . Encryption status changes without notice — confirm the current picture on the live RadioReference database before relying on it.

What you can do right now

Encryption Details

Encryption Type P25 AES-256
Scope Discovered via RadioReference (2 encrypted talkgroups)
Technical Details Inferred from RadioReference

Verified Talkgroup Data

Verified Aug 9, 2026 Low confidence
2 Total Talkgroups
2 Encrypted
0 Unencrypted
100% Encrypted
Radio System: New Jersey Interoperability Communications System (NJICS)
View 2 talkgroups
DEC Alpha Tag Description Status
4675 RosellePk PD 1 Roselle Park PD 1 Dispatch Encrypted
4677 RosellePk PD 2 Roselle Park PD 2 Secondary Encrypted

Union County Context

Union County is a mixed picture: 6 of 12 agencies we track here are fully encrypted (50%), which means some neighboring departments are still audible on a scanner.

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.

See encryption status nationwide Interactive map showing which US police departments have encrypted their radios. Open the encryption map →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Rosellepk Township Police radio encrypted?

Yes. Rosellepk Township Police uses P25 AES-256 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 Rosellepk Township Police on a police scanner?

No. Rosellepk Township Police has fully encrypted their radio communications using P25 AES-256. No consumer scanner can decode encrypted transmissions.

Why did Rosellepk Township Police encrypt their radio?

Agencies cite officer safety and operational security. Those are assertions rather than findings — no local evidence is typically produced — while the effects are concrete and land straight away on anyone who relied on hearing Rosellepk Township Police to know what was happening nearby.

Can Union 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 Union County officials are policies those officials can revisit when constituents press for it.

What can I do about Rosellepk Township Police encryption?

Three things carry weight, in this order: a public-records request for Rosellepk Township Police's encryption policy and radio recordings, a turn at the microphone during Union County budget discussions, and finding the other people locally already asking the same question. Individually these are easy to deflect; together they are not.

Data source: RadioReference Wiki + RadioReference API (verified)

Checked against a primary source on 2026-08-09 — see "How we verified this" above. Encryption status changes; confirm at RadioReference before relying on it.

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