I'm totally dumfounded on this one - can someone tell me, is this a new trend?  It started in May close to my neighborhood (earlier this year than last) and goes throughout the entire summer....on a nightly basis!  Very disconcerting because it initially sounds like gunshot.  Police get many calls every night on this issue but have been unable to isolate the culprit.  This is a yearly thing and goes on literaliy for months.  What can be done about this?  I never felt like I lived in the hood - but maybe I do - now.  This gives LB a very bad name and sets a low standard for the entire community.