Sunday, February 12, 2012

Retailers Go High Tech to Discourage Loiterers

Some store owners in the nation’s capital have gone high-tech in a bid to discourage loitering teens who don’t buy anything.

WBAL-TV reports a device called “The Mosquito” has been installed outside the entrance to the Gallery Place Metro station, a favorite teen hangout. The device, audible only to teens, emits and annoying sound and encourages them to “move along.”

The full story can be found HERE.


Click here to view the orginal post from http://www.wbaltv.com/news/24838483/detail.html.