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Bossier City Police to crack down on loud music in cars

BOSSIER CITY, La. Bossier City police today warned drivers that they are

going to crack down on people who have booming music coming from their cars,

loud mufflers or windows tinted too dark.

The city council next week will vote on a proposed ordinance to transfer the

city's loud music ordinance from the criminal code to the traffic code.

Police Chief Mike Halphen says that ordinance, which is expected to pass,

would allow officers to simply write a ticket rather than make a criminal

case.

The ordinance would classify loud music as a sound system that could be

heard at least 25 feet away.

Police say the action is in response to citizen complaints.

Officers will be getting meters to checks windows suspected of being tinted

too dark.

The loud music fine would be 100 to 500 dollars. Illegal window tint would

carry a fine of 150 dollars for a first offense, increasing to 350 dollars

for a third offense