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Watsonville reports fewer July 4 calls after targeted fireworks enforcement and drone deployments
Summary
City public-safety officials reported an enforcement operation over July 4 that included a dedicated fireworks investigations unit, drone deployments and coordinated partner actions; police and fire said they issued 36 citations (about $41,000), recovered roughly 3,000 pounds of illegal fireworks and executed 11 residential search warrants.
Acting Fire Chief Corey Schaffer and Captain Fulghoni presented the city's post-July 4 fireworks enforcement report to the council on Sept. 9, describing a coordinated operation that paired police and fire resources with drones and regional partners.
City staff said the department created a fireworks investigations unit (one sergeant, two officers and a detective repurposed for the effort) that operated full time from June 1 through July 5. The city also deployed multiple…
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