Jul 01, 2024
(KRON) -- With July 4 coming up later this week, the Oakland Police Department is working to get fireworks off the streets. OPD announced that it seized nearly 100 pounds of fireworks on Saturday evening. A report called into OPD said a person armed with a gun was selling fireworks out of the trunk of their car near 7th Street and Willow Street, which is near the West Oakland BART station. Some Bay Area customers may get power shut off due to upcoming heat wave: PG&E Officers arrived to find nearly 100 pounds of fireworks for sale. Two people were detained, and one was arrested, but police did not find any guns. OPD gave the fireworks to the Oakland Fire Department to be confiscated. OFD has also set up barrels for people to dump fireworks that will not be used. They stand at the following locations: 1603 Martin Luther King Jr. Way 1445 14th Street 1235 International Boulevard 934 34th Street 5008 Bancroft Avenue 1401 98th Avenue OPD has set up a fireworks tip line for residents to call if they see someone selling or lighting fireworks at (510) 238-2373.
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