Van Nuys residents say neighbor has made life unbearable; homeowner explains why he's blasting horns

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The Brief
Residents in Van Nuys say a man has been bothering neighbors with strange behaviors for months.
Neighbors say Gary has been blasting a train-like horn and even mows his lawn in the middle of the night.
LAPD officers responded to the home on Wednesday. Just before 8:30 p.m., LAPD said Gary was taken into custody.
LOS ANGELES - After receiving numerous complaints of a Van Nuys resident terrorizing his neighborhood with strange behavior, officers with the Los Angeles Police Department swarmed the house on Peach Avenue Wednesday afternoon.
The man, Gary Boyadzhyan, has been blasting what sounds like train horns and an alarm since May, keeping neighbors awake all hours of the night.
Residents call him 'neighbor from hell'
What they're saying
FOX11 was there when one of his neighbors confronted him Wednesday.
"I just told him 'you've got to chill out, man. You're killing us here,'" said Bernarda.
She said he also made cryptic comments about someone possibly being after him and that he needed the police's help.
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"Police need to pull up these reports, they need to do their job. Everything's right there in front of them. 1 plus 1 equals 2, not 11," our cameras captured Gary telling Bernarda.
Many of the neighbors have called LAPD repeatedly, saying the disruptions go beyond the horns and alarms.
"This man is up mowing his lawn at 2 a.m., he's working on cars, metal to metal banging, all hours of the night into the early morning and we all have other things to do," said neighbor Bob.
On Wednesday police showed up in force, but Gary was long gone by the time they arrived.
The LAPD told FOX11 that it's difficult to make a case for a citation against Gary because officers need to observe the noise themselves, which so far has not happened.
Gary speaks out, says life is in danger
The other side
By Wednesday evening, Gary had returned home and spoke to FOX 11, explaining the reason for the horn. He said his ex-girlfriend's father has been terrorizing and torturing him for the past 20 years, and he's blasting the horn so law enforcement can "do their job" and serve justice against that man.
"I don't know what else to do. My life is in danger. He will kill me. He's capable of doing it and he will do it. Nobody in his life has ever talked to him the way I've been talking about him the past two months," Gary told FOX 11.
He explained that their conflict began after he caught his ex-girlfriend cheating. He claims her father had him arrested 13 times in eight months in 2013. He also claims that he got him fired from his job.
While Gary admits the noise has disturbed his neighbors, he insists it is the only way to get help.
"I do apologize for the neighbors. I'm sincerely sorry. I would be uncomfortable too. The noise is really loud. But my life is in danger, I don't know what else to do," he added.
He says he will continue sounding the horn until authorities investigate his claims.
Taken into custody
Shortly after speaking with reporters outside his house, the LAPD confirmed that Gary was taken into custody. It's unclear what charges he faces.
The Source
Information for this story came from interviews with neighbors and homeowner Gary Boyadzhyan.
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