Police Asking SC Residents to Stop Calling 911 Over Mysterious 'Loud Noises'


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PJ Media— "Cicadageddon," "Cicadsamania, "Cicadadoomsday." No matter what you call it, it's here.

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos—Video Police tell residents to stop calling over loud cicada buzz. Two broods of cicadas emerging simultaneously have some comparing their deafening mating calls to sirens or even heavy machinery. The natural phenomenon last happened more than 200 years ago.

Washington Post—Cicadas are so loud that some South Carolina residents are calling police - The Washington Post. Some in Newberry County, S.C., thought the noise was a siren. The sheriff assured them it was just cicadas.

Syracuse.com—Syracuse police are asking residents within several blocks of Caleb and Nichols avenues in Eastwood to shelter in police due to a “very active police” response Sunday afternoon. Police on the scene said a man with a weapon has barricaded himself in a home.. Syracuse police are asking residents within several blocks of Caleb and Nichols avenues in Eastwood to shelter in police due to a “very active police” response Sunday afternoon. Police on the scene said a man with a weapon has barricaded himself in a home.