TELEVISIONS and stereo equipment have been seized in a raid on a Grimsby flat after the noisy occupants left neighbours feeling like they were living near to a "boom box".
Enforcement officers from North East Lincolnshire Council, Shoreline and two Humberside Police officers swooped on the flat in Comber Place shortly after 8am yesterday.
The occupants had been handed a warning and a notice which was breached on two occasions after months of making a racket late at night and early in the morning.
Three televisions and a sound system was removed from the flat yesterday, which will be held as evidence.
The council said the noise levels were "completely unacceptable and made life miserable" for neighbours.
The latest complaint of noise levels came just an hour before the enforcement team came knocking.
John Waite, from Community Safety, who led the raid, said the operation had been a smooth one.
"This action has come as a result of repeated complaints from a number of residents in the area, one of which had said it was like living near a boom box," he said.
"After repeated warnings and visits, complaints were still being received by the police and local authority, meaning we had to act.
"It was a well-planned operation which saw property seized in partnership with the police and Shoreline.
"We have already had comments from neighbours saying they can sleep at night again and feel safer now this has happened."
Councillor Ray Oxby, portfolio holder for environment and housing, said: "The council will not tolerate this type of antisocial behaviour.
"Noise levels were completely unacceptable and made life miserable for other people living in the area.
"Community Pride officers will always take steps to educate and inform before enforcement is carried out, but when warnings are ignored the council has no alternative but to take legal action.
"In this case there were a number of breaches after repeated warnings, so officers obtained a warrant from Grimsby Magistrates' Court to enter the premises and remove all noise-making equipment."
The council urges residents to attempt to talk to noisy neighbours before calling Community Pride on 01472 325823 as the next resort.
Any information you give will be treated confidentially.
