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Cathedral City police, fire and code enforcement outline July 3–6 fireworks enforcement and public-education push
Summary
Cathedral City Police and Fire outlined enforcement, confiscation and a multilingual education campaign for July 3–6 to reduce illegal fireworks use, and said penalties vary from fines and misdemeanors to felony charges for large quantities.
Commander Nate Hanley of the Cathedral City Police Department presented the department’s plan for fireworks enforcement during the July 4 period at the May 28 study session, telling council members the department will deploy extra staffing and increase dispatch support from July 3 through midnight on July 6.
Hanley said historical data for July 4 shows fireworks-related calls account for roughly half or more of all July 4 calls for service during recent years, and that because the holiday falls on a Friday this year the city expects elevated call volumes during the weekend.
The departm…
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