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Police and fire report quiet but busy Fourth of July; dozens of citations for illegal fireworks and an ongoing officer-involved investigation
Summary
Seaside staff reported an active Fourth of July weekend with hundreds of calls to dispatch and multiple fireworks citations. Officers handled missing-children calls, crowd control and vehicle incidents; the department is cooperating with county and state partners on an ongoing major-incident investigation.
Police and fire briefed the council on the Fourth of July operational picture and other recent public-safety items.
Dispatch statistics for the holiday weekend included 202 phone calls and 92 911 calls on July 4 (midnight–midnight), plus dozens of calls across July 3–5; staff also said there were roughly 39 case files opened related to fireworks enforcement during the holiday period. Officers worked multi-agency incidents including several missing-children reports that required extended searches and reunifications.
Chief Ham and Chief Daniels also briefed councilors on an unrelated but serious officer-involved incident earlier in the week; the major-crimes team and Oregon State Police are leading the investigation, and three involved officers are on administrative leave while the review proceeds. The chiefs praised dispatch and mutual-aid agency coordination during the busy weekend and thanked public-works and volunteer partners for support.
