Last night something crazy was going down in my neighborhood. A major s…

Last night something crazy was going down in my neighborhood. A major street was completely blocked off with police tape and three police cars, helicopters buzzing around above. Neighbors were saying the entire block north of us was on lock-down. No one knew what was going on. And it was frustrating because even a day after there is nothing on the local news or in the paper about what happened. It got me thinking about police scanners. I found out they are legal to have if you don't use it to evade the cops. The Uniden BC898T is the one I'm looking at. Any recommendations?