Newport Beach fields high volume of calls about illegal fireworks on the Fourth of July
The July 4 celebration ended with a sanctioned fireworks extravaganza at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort in Newport Beach, on Sunday. The police department responded to 69 complaints about the use of illegal fireworks within the city’s limits.
(Susan Hoffman)
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The Fourth of July was not without fireworks this year in Newport Beach, but not all of them were legal.
Newport Beach police said Wednesday that they responded to 69 calls for service related to fireworks on Sunday.
Exempting the fireworks show at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort, which is supported by the city, fireworks are illegal in Newport Beach.