Mysterious Booms Have Berkeley Tossing And Turning At Night

There’s a mysterious sound that’s baffled residents in and around Berkeley, California for more than a month.
A Twitter campaign to try to get to the bottom of it came up up empty-handed, although police now have a theory about it.
The sound, which residents liken to fireworks or the louder M-80s, have set off car alarms and woken residents up. One Twitter user set up the hashtag #Berkeleyboom not only to commiserate with others but also to see if anyone had any answers.

The police believe the booms, which happen pretty regularly in the early evening hours are actually leftover fireworks from Chinese New Year celebrations, as they started happening right around the time that the new year festivities were winding down in the area.

Some residents say they are concerned because while the police think it’s fireworks, they haven’t been able to confirm exactly what it is. The police do say that they don’t think it’s anything nefarious. (Cihan/Ria Novosti)