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Saint Charles County police: 10–12 fireworks complaints in Dardenne Prairie; no charges issued locally
Summary
Captain Chris Hunt told the board the county received '10 or 12' fireworks complaints in Dardenne Prairie, described officers' practice of warning first and citing repeat offenders, and said no fireworks charges were issued in Dardenne Prairie though countywide officers handled hundreds of calls over the holiday period.
Captain Chris Hunt of the Saint Charles County Police Department briefed the Dardenne Prairie Board of Aldermen on the 2025 fireworks season and local enforcement. “We received, I'd say, 10 or 12 complaints related to fireworks,” Hunt said, and noted the city’s fireworks window is limited to from 6 to 11 p.m.
Hunt described the department’s enforcement approach as discretionary: officers typically warn residents who violate the…
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