Police in Crowley, La., issued an apology after they accidentally used the siren from horror film “The Purge”. The city introduced a 9 p.m.
curfew for residents last week in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus, and they opted to use the familiar siren to begin the lockdown, not realizing it was from the flick.
Jimmy Broussard, the city’s police chief, told KATC he wasn’t aware the siren was from the movie and won’t be using it in future.
RELATED: Oprah Talks To Nurses On The Frontlines Of The Coronavirus Pandemic Acadia Parish sheriff K.P. Gibson added in a statement last week, “Last night a ‘Purge Siren’ was utilized by the Crowley Police Department as part of their starting curfew.” “We have received numerous complaints with the