Over A Third Of <nobr>July 4th</nobr> Calls to LBPD Were For Fireworks; 35 <nobr>Fireworks-Related</nobr> Citations Issued Citywide, No Fireworks Related Arrests

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Over A Third Of July 4th Calls to LBPD Were For Fireworks; 35 Fireworks-Related Citations Issued Citywide, No Fireworks Related Arrests

No Major July 4th Violent Crime Citywide, No Major Incidents Along Waterfront; See LBPD Stats Re Other July 4th Citations & Arrests

(July 10, 2013, text updated 10:38 p.m.) -- Responding to a request by LBREPORT.com for information on July 4 fireworks and other incidents, LBPD indicates it received 1,381 total phone calls (down from 1,475 in 2012) between 5 p.m.-midnight, over a third of which related to fireworks.

Information provided LBPD Public Information Officer Sgt. Aaron Eaton indicates that LBPD received 520 total fireworks calls (officer dispatched) and heard-only (no officer response) between 5 p.m.-midnight. [We don't have the numbers of officer-dispatched vs. no-officer-dispatched fireworks calls.] This compared to 498 total fireworks calls in 2012.

35 fireworks citations were issued citywide (44 were issued in 2012.) No fireworks-related arrests were made.

And in a July 4th enforcement operation conducted along the waterfront (not counting the rest of the city): LBPD made 27 arrests (24 for people drunk in public; 3 for warrants) and issued 4 BBQ citations, 14 traffic citations, 19 alcohol citations, 120 parking citations and had 4 unattended bag calls.

In addition, LBPD notes that on July 4th:

No major violent crime occurred throughout the city
No major incidents occurred during July 4th celebrations along the waterfront
Prior to the holiday, a significant amount of time was devoted to developing the citywide deployment plan
LBPD conducted an aggressive media and social media campaign involving multiple city departments. This included numerous sign boards positioned at several spots near city borders.