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Vienna Resident Warned Against Harassing Children With Airhorn: Police

A resident near a Vienna elementary school was warned not to continue sounding an airhorn in the direction of playing children.

VIENNA, VA – A resident blasting an airhorn at children at a Vienna elementary school on Tuesday got a visit from police.

According to the Vienna Police Department, officers responded to the area of the Green Hedges School at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday following reports that an airhorn was being used to harass children on the soccer fields.

Police spoke to the neighbor sounding the horn, who said it was for nuisance animals, but then “admitted being annoyed by the children,” police said in a release. The resident was told that daytime play is allowed on the fields and was warned against using the airhorn to bother children.

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