LRAD

The NYPD will have to now generate a written policy for use of the devices, which were first used by the Navy.

'It was definitely one of the loudest noises I've ever heard.'

Hundreds of denounced the alt-right and sent a message of solidarity and mourning to the victims of violence in Charlottesville. An elderly woman who had escaped Naziism during the Holocaust was among them.

The department has been ignoring this requirement since it was created in 2006.

"This is force, and the kind which could be used excessively."

Protesters say they suffered injuries and had their constitutional rights violated when officers blared a high-pitched siren noise from one of the LRADs to disperse protesters.

Officers caused lasting hearing damage with their improper use of LRADs during a 2014 Eric Garner protest, the suit claims.

"All of a sudden they came out of that exit door and rushed her to the ground."

"The idea that the NYPD has a weapon that can cause permanent hearing damage and is willing to use it on peaceful demonstrators definitely has a chilling effect."