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Article: Illegal fireworks activity on par with previous years, police say
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- July 6, 2006
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OAKLAND -- A day after the Fourth of July, Oakland police and fire
department officials reported fewer incidents and fires than last
year because of illegal fireworks, but residents complained of more
noise than ever throughout the city.
In addition, an investigation has been launched into a report of
firefighters setting off illegal fireworks themselves Tuesday evening
at their East Oakland station.
I cant confirm that such an incident took place, said Oakland
Deputy Fire Chief James Williams. All I can confirm is that we
received at least one complaint of that, and it is under
investigation.
Cindy Ortiz, a resident in the 5000 block of Bancroft Avenue who
was not the source of the ...