A California police department has launched an investigation into its own officers who were filmed blaring copyrighted Disney music in attempts to prevent residents from recording them. The incident in question occurred during a vehicle search on the night of 4 April, when residents in Santa Ana, a city near Los Angeles, woke up to a series of Disney songs being blasted outside their windows. According to a video posted on YouTube, the songs emerged from a police cruiser that belonged to police officers who were investigating a stolen vehicle. In the video, a woman can be heard asking the officers, “What’s the music for?,” saying that she was unable to sleep. The Santa Ana police department takes seriously all complaints regarding the service provided by the department and the conduct of its employees.

Source: The Guardian April 16, 2022 08:17 UTC