Lakeport Police Department reports on illegal fireworks enforcement
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LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport Police Department issued an update on its efforts to stop illegal fireworks usage during this week’s Independence Day celebration.
Lakeport Police once again partnered with the Lakeport Fire Protection District this year, with the two agencies launching their first undercover unit to deal with illegal fireworks.
The police department said that their combined efforts with Lakeport Fire resulted in the seizure of approximately 15 pounds of illegal fireworks and the arrest or citation of five subjects.
In addition, police and fire officials maintained visibility in the problem areas and issued public education to other violators.
“We know we’re not able to address every illegal fireworks incident as it is a daunting task for our limited resources to keep up with the amount of violators we have,” the police department said in a statement.
As a reminder of the dangers of these illegal and dangerous fireworks, police said they responded to one incident where a citizen reported being burned by fireworks debris after a fireworks charge prematurely exploded in a mortar tube.
All seized fireworks will be turned over to the fire marshal for safe destruction, police said.
The Lakeport Police Department will present a full after action report to the Lakeport City Council in the near future.