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Police report: civic partnership and a new attestation tool helped reduce New Year’s fireworks impact
Summary
Chief Alex Turcotte said the department’s social media campaign and a citizen‑attestation tool tied to the city’s click‑fix reporting helped produce community partnership; staff reported 17 citizen attested complaints and an overall decrease in New Year's calls compared with the prior year.
Citrus Heights police told the City Council on Jan. 8 that a combination of public outreach, a targeted social media campaign and a citizen attestation reporting tool contributed to a relatively quieter New Year’s Eve across the city.
Chief Alex Turcotte said illegal fireworks remain a recurring safety and quality‑of‑life problem: they can start structure fires, injure people and cause distress for veterans, pets and people with sensory sensitivities. Turcotte described enforcement challenges — particularly the difficulty of…
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