On May 21st, a park in Tokyo installed a “mosquito” noisemaker to drive away teenagers and prevent vandalism. The rare device drew some tourists to the area, but it failed to stop vandals from smashing a toilet:

The broken toilet, which was discovered on the morning of June 21, appears to have been smashed with a baseball bat. Spent bottle rockets were also found at the site.

Surveillance camera footage showed what appeared to be as many as seven teenagers hanging out in the park in the early morning hours of June 21, while the Mosquito was in operation. Authorities were unable to determine whether the teens in the video were responsible for the vandalism.

The park official shown in the video clip claims that the mosquito device, which was installed near the entrance to the men’s bathroom, may not have had the range to effectively stop vandals from hitting the women’s bathroom. He says that other security measures, such as neighborhood patrols, must also be used to protect the area.

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