OAKLAND, Calif. - By early Wednesday morning, Oakland police radios - as well as most law enforcement agencies in Alameda and Contra Costa counties - will go silent. That means an information blackout for live breaking news, from barricaded suspects, shootings and other active crime scenes.

Agencies point to state privacy directive

What they're saying:

Oakland police and other departments say the change is necessary to protect private information - and maintain officer safety - to abide by a state Department of Justice bulletin directing law enforcement to protect sensitive data.

"It's disappointing, because the reality is that the privacy issues that were raised by the California Department of Justice could have been solved in all kinds of ways. Alternative radio channels, some en

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