A Van Nuys neighborhood says their once-quiet street has become a daily battlefield of noise, as a one bad neighbor unleashes ear-splitting horns powerful enough to be heard miles away.
Bad neighbor harasses street with blaring sound
For months, residents along the 6600 block of Peach Street have been jolted by a relentless barrage of blaring alarms and train horns coming from the home of Gary Boyadzhyan, a disturbance they say has turned their lives upside down.
Neighbors claim the deafening noise erupts several times a day, with no sign of stopping.
Bob Donovan, who lives nearby, described the ordeal as a relentless cycle of loud disruptions.
“He does this periodically several times during the day,” Donovan said. “It only shuts off when the air runs out because it’s blasted by air. Then he turns it back on. It has a range of 3.5 miles. It’s an actual train horn.”
Another neighbor, Bernarda Phipps, admitted she doesn’t know how to respond to the bizarre situation.
“I mean, I don’t even know what to say about it,” she said. “I feel bad for him.”
Boyadzhyan insists the deafening racket is not random but a desperate cry for attention from the LAPD’s Van Nuys Division.
He claims he’s been in a personal dispute with the department for years and says the only way he can get noticed is by making as much noise as possible.
“I do sincerely apologize to my neighbors,” Boyadzhyan told a local TV reporter.
“I, honestly to God, am so sorry to discomfort you guys in your own homes, but I don’t know what else to do.”
When pressed for details about his dispute, Boyadzhyan initially remained vague, saying only that he needed help and wanted “justice to be served.”
Bad neighbor changes his tune
Later, he alleged to CBS News that he had been targeted for harassment and assault for more than a decade, but claimed police refused to intervene.
He admitted he could not provide proof of any police reports to back up his story.
“I’m sorry to all my neighbors, but my life is on the line,” he said. “I’ve got no other choice. I don’t know what else to do.”
Boyadzhyan also claimed that four men recently attacked him, although he showed no significant visible injuries.
“They never even got to drop me on the floor,” he said. “I was standing on two feet the whole time. Bruise on my back, my ear. Back of my head is swollen. I feel it when I touch it.”
In a separate account to another outlet, Boyadzhyan offered a different motive for the constant blaring, saying it stems from a decades-long feud with his ex-girlfriend’s father.
According to Boyadzhyan, the man has been “terrorizing and torturing” him for 20 years.
He claims he uses the horns to pressure police into “doing their job” and holding the man accountable.
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“I don’t know what else to do. My life is in danger. He will kill me. He’s capable of doing it and he will do it. Nobody in his life has ever talked to him the way I’ve been talking about him the past two months,” Boyadzhyan told FOX 11.
He alleges the feud began when he caught his girlfriend cheating years ago, which sparked a campaign of retaliation by her father.
That including having him arrested 13 times in eight months during 2013 and getting him fired from his job.
Sounding alarms isn’t his only bad behavior
Meanwhile, the neighborhood continues to suffer, and residents say the noise doesn’t stop at horns.
Boyadzhyan reportedly mows his lawn at 2 a.m., bangs metal parts while working on cars through the night, and generally keeps people awake at all hours.
“This man is up mowing his lawn at 2 a.m., he’s working on cars, metal to metal banging, all hours of the night into the early morning and we all have other things to do,” said Donovan.
One frustrated neighbor summed it up: “I mean, I hear what he’s saying, he needs help, but what kind of help does he need?”
Despite repeated calls to the LAPD, residents say the racket rarely stops for long.
They claim Boyadzhyan typically cuts the noise before officers arrive, which makes it difficult for police to issue citations.
LAPD officials say they must witness the blaring in progress to take enforcement action.
“They were out here this morning,” one neighbor recalled. “Three cop cars showed up. They were here for about half an hour, talking to him and then they hopped in their cars and drove away.”
That changed Wednesday night when officers finally moved in. Around 7 p.m., Boyadzhyan was handcuffed outside his home while wearing a white polo shirt and olive pants. He became visibly agitated, cursing at officers.
Police could be heard telling him he was under arrest for disturbing the peace.
His shouted response: “What peace? Tell me what peace I’m disturbing? You guys are scum!”
He was taken to the Van Nuys Station Jail on suspicion of a misdemeanor and released the next morning on his own recognizance.
According to LAPD Captain Christopher Zine, the department is working closely with the city attorney to ensure Boyadzhyan is “fully prosecuted.”
The next day, firefighters arrived at the home and confiscated 10 horns, a compressor, and alarm control panels.
Court records list Boyadzhyan’s next hearing for September 8.
