Search
Advertisement

Local News

| Digg | Facebook | E-mail | Print
Jul 2, 2008 8:01 pm US/Pacific

Oakland Prepares For Illegal Fireworks Crackdown

 Bay Area Celebrates July 4 With Events, Fireworks

OAKLAND (CBS 5 / KCBS) ― Oakland Police will be out in full-force for this year's 4th of July celebration, despite past struggles.

"We are going to have enforcement efforts [and] we are going to be working in conjunction with the fire department on patrols out there," said Oakland Police Captain Rick Orozco.

Orozco also added that officers will be issuing a $1,000 fine to anyone who is caught using illegal fireworks.

In 2006, a near riot nearly ended the city's evening festivities, and in 2007, the city was forced to cancel its annual 4th of July celebration due to construction in Jack London Square.

(© MMVIII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

From Our Partners

Video

You need the latest Flash player to view video content.
Click here to download.

Click here to bypass this detection if you already have the latest Flash Player.

Local News

Top News Stories

Advertisement

© MMVIII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.