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Patrol
California Police Take Down Massive Illegal Fireworks Operation
A California task force comprised of undercover officers and bomb squad personnel seized approximately 14,000 pounds of illegal fireworks.
June 29, 2018
Patrol
L.A. Sheriff Seizes 20,000 Pounds of Illegal Fireworks
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies seized 20,000 pounds of illegal fireworks during busts in East Los Angeles, Willowbrook, and Norwalk during the past week.
July 3, 2012
Patrol
As July 4 Nears, California Police Crack Down on Illegal Fireworks
For the first time, Watsonville (CA) Police will be issuing criminal citations to those who light up illegal fireworks such as M-80s, bottle rockets, mortars, and more.
June 28, 2018
Patrol
Illinois Mob Attacks Officers With Illegal Fireworks
Officers responded on three separate occasions to the housing complex. Police used pepper-ball guns and at one point pursued attackers in an attempt to restore order.
July 5, 2010
Patrol
Video: Texas Bomb Techs Detonate 10 Tons of Illegal Fireworks
A court ordered that the fireworks be properly disposed of in a controlled destruction during the day, because "it was not meant to be a fireworks show."
March 19, 2015
Patrol
Texas Bomb Techs Detonate 10 Tons of Illegal Fireworks
A court ordered that the fireworks be properly disposed of in a controlled destruction during the day, because "it was not meant to be a fireworks show." More Here.
March 19, 2015
Patrol
California Law Enforcement Preparing for 4th of July, Smuggled Fireworks
With the 4th of July just around the bend, California state and local officials are preparing to put a damper on the transportation of illegal fireworks into the state this year.
June 25, 2007
Editor's Notes
Police Links: Taking Care of Your Own
After The Fourth of July's combination of overflowing patriotism and excitement from numerous morons setting off illegal fireworks, the rest of the month can be a bit of a let-down, but here are some things you might want to read that appeared online this month.
July 30, 2012
Special Units
Report: LAPD Ignored Bomb Tech's Warning Before Fireworks Explosion
“Based on my experience and everything, I said, uh, this is too much to do one shot, we’re gonna break them up, right?” the technician recalled saying to a colleague.
February 28, 2022
Patrol
Police Attacked, Property Damaged in Portland May Day Riot
Police were attacked, a patrol car was vandalized, business windows were shattered and bonfires were set in the streets during a May Day riot Monday in Portland, OR.
May 2, 2017
Patrol
Destructive Super Bowl Celebrations Draw LAPD Response
In total, 19 locations were vandalized, police said. Investigators are expected to review surveillance video over the coming days to attempt to identify suspects.
February 14, 2022
Patrol
Missouri Officers Respond to Violent Protest in Department Parking Lot
Officers with the Florissant (MO) Police Department arrested 17 demonstrators Sunday night in the police headquarters parking lot.
July 7, 2020
Command
LAPD May Be Experiencing "Blue Flu"
In certain anti-gang units, everyone or nearly everyone called in sick at once, sources told the Times.
July 8, 2020
Special Units
Report: LAPD Overloaded Bomb Containment Vessel Before Explosion That Injured Officers and Residents
The explosion ripped through the vessel, launching large chunks of metal hundreds of feet away. At least 17 people, including officers at the scene, were injured. Dozens of buildings were damaged, leaving numerous residents homeless months later.
September 15, 2021
Special Units
10 LAPD Officers, ATF Agent and 6 Others Injured in Controlled Detonation Failure
The blast came around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday outside of a home where police had spent the day seizing a large cache of fireworks. They also came across about 40 homemade “coke can-sized” devices with powder and fuses on them, and 200 smaller similar devices. The bomb squad determined them to be “very volatile.”
July 1, 2021
Patrol
Georgia Governor Calls in National Guard, Highway Patrol to Help Quell Atlanta Violence
The governor authorized the deployment of up to 1,000 National Guard troops in the wake of violence in Atlanta over the weekend that left more than 30 people wounded and five dead, including an 8-year-old girl.
July 7, 2020
Patrol
Crowd Assaults Maine Officers with Fireworks
Portland police spokesperson David Singer said in a press release Tuesday that an estimated 300 people gathered around Kennedy Park around 9 p.m. where officers were targeted and shot at with fireworks when they tried to break up the crowd.
July 7, 2021
Patrol
Suspect Assaulted OR Officers with Fireworks, Bomb Squad Finds Blasting Caps
Police found the man on a local bike path after getting several early-morning complaints about gunshots. When officers tried to talk to him, the man allegedly began shooting the fireworks toward them.
January 3, 2022
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