Nonstop sounds of insects are being used to drive an RV encampment off a street outside a Los Angeles business.
A warehouse in Westchester installed the security device in August that blasts the incessant sounds of crickets and cicadas. The owners of the business said the sounds are being used in an effort to drive out the encampment, where they said fires, an assault and other problems have been seen on security camera video.
The device is called a Blue Chirper, created by a Santa Monica resident who said he came up with the concept after homeless people gathered outside his condominium complex near Reed Park in the seaside community. The blue box produces a chirping sound and flashes a blue strobe light when it detects motion…