The Police Chief said the department was not familiar with the association and has apologised A siren made familiar by the horror film The Purge was used by the police department of Crowley, Louisiana to notify Acadia Parish residents of the start of a coronavirus-enforced curfew.
Citizens complained about the similarity of the sirens, recognisable from the film in which for a 12-hour period all crimes are allowed – the beginning of which is signalled by a distinguished siren sound.
Crowley Police had told residents of Acadia Parish that the curfew siren would be different to regular sirens, but Crowley Chief Jimmy Broussard told KATC he was not familiar with the association to The Purge – and that the sound effect will be changed moving