Tag: Fireworks

Patrol
12 San Francisco Officers Hurt While Dispersing Crowd
Twelve San Francisco officers were injured early Tuesday morning while trying to disperse a large, hostile crowd that was throwing bottles and fireworks at them.
July 6, 2022
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
Milwaukee Officers Injured in Fireworks Attack
Milwaukee police said an unknown suspect threw the firework at the officers just before 12:30 a.m. Monday.
July 5, 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
Lapd Explosion
Patrol
Woman Attempts to Assault New York Officer with Fireworks
A woman reportedly attempted to assault an officer with the Canandaigua (NY) Police Department on Saturday night after she locked herself in a car, set off a large box of fireworks, then swung a knife at a police officer who tried to rescue her.
July 6, 2020
Patrol
Texas Officer Burned by Firework Thrown into Patrol Vehicle
An officer with the Amarillo Police Department was burned by an exploding firework that was hurled into his patrol vehicle over the Independence Day weekend.
July 6, 2020
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