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Amid A Hot Vax Summer, Noise Complaints (And Arrests) Skyrocket

Police are ramping up audio speaker busts but some locals say: 'it’s a form of celebration"

By Dorian Geiger

June 17, 2021 · 4 min read

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Amid A Hot Vax Summer, Noise Complaints (And Arrests) Skyrocket

Police are ramping up audio speaker busts but some locals say: 'it’s a form of celebration"

Dorian Geiger June 17, 2021Jun 17, 2021 · 4 min read

As summer sinks in, police are “cracking” down on car audio sound systems following an “abundance” of noise complaints in Brooklyn.

On June 13, officers arrested two individuals and seized several speaker boxes related…

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Amid A Hot Vax Summer, Noise Complaints (And Arrests) Skyrocket

Amid A Hot Vax Summer, Noise Complaints (And Arrests) Skyrocket

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