Accused of causing a public disturbance by blaring train horns and home alarms from his home for months, a Van Nuys man was arrested Wednesday evening and released Thursday morning on his own recognizance, according to police officials,
Gary Boyadzhyan, a 50-year-old resident of the 6600 block of Peach Avenue, is accused of perplexing his neighbors by sounding alarms and train horns multiple times a day since June.
Police arrested Boyadzhyan Wednesday evening, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson.
Clark Lange, who has lived across the street from Boyadzhyan for 15 years, said the horns are so powerful that his windows rattle. Lange said last Saturday was one of the worst days, when he said horns and alarms were sounded more than a dozen times.
Neighbors said they have made multiple complaints to LAPD for months, but said that once officers show up, the horns are shut off.
In local media reports, Boyadzhyan claimed that the LAPD has conspired against him and that he didn’t know how else to get their attention, but did not give further details about the feud. He also told reporters that he is under a death threat from “Mafia figures” and that four men recently assaulted him.
“I’m sorry to all my neighbors, but my life is on the line. I’ve got no choice. I don’t know what else to do,” Boyadzhyan told TV news reporters, claiming that he’s been trying to get LAPD’s attention for 12 years.
However, some neighbors are calling his claims into question. They’ve claimed that Boyadzhyan has had repeated issues with multiple residents on his block over the years, and believe that the alarms are simply his way of getting under their skin.
The situation came to a head this week when officers arrived at Boyadzhyan’s home Wednesday morning to investigate the latest round of complaints, but eventually left. An LAPD spokesperson said they could not issue a citation unless officers hear the horns and alarms themselves.
Eventually, officers returned to his residence Wednesday evening and arrested him.
It was not clear what charges Boyadzhyan may face, but online sheriff’s inmate records show he was arrested at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and booked into the Van Nuys Station Jail on suspicion of a misdemeanor before being released on his own recognizance Thursday at 5:25 a.m.
City News Service contributed to this report