Fresno Police receives over 1,000 calls during Fourth of July

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Fresno Police Department received much than 1,000 calls during the Fourth of July, arsenic good arsenic seizing much than 100 pounds of amerciable fireworks.

On July 4, officers study their dispatch received 1,626 calls and 706 abandoned calls connected the evening of the Fourth of July, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

The constabulary section says this fig of calls surpasses the fig of 911 calls for work that the section usually receives successful a 24-hour clip frame.

Additionally, the City of Fresno says 115 pounds of amerciable fireworks were seized, and much than 27 citations were issued.

The constabulary section says this year's cognition with the occurrence section was to trim the load connected 911 operations truthful non-fireworks exigency calls would beryllium answered successful a much timely manner, portion besides providing a timely effect to disturbances and different Fourth-of-July-related calls.