Dallas police and fire teams seize of nearly a ton of illegal fireworks

The Brief

  • A joint Fourth of July crackdown by Dallas police and fire officials resulted in the confiscation of more than 1,800 pounds of illegal fireworks.
  • The largest bust happened Saturday afternoon on Elsie Faye Heggins Street, where authorities seized 1,400 pounds of contraband being sold out of a U-Haul truck and a van.
  • Officials issued three total citations across two separate weekend operations, and both incidents remain under active investigation.

DALLAS A coordinated holiday crackdown by Dallas police and fire officials resulted in the seizure of nearly a ton of illegal fireworks and multiple citations on the Fourth of July, authorities said Sunday.

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Massive fireworks seizure

What we know:

The joint operations, conducted Saturday by Dallas Fire-Rescue’s Arson Division and the Dallas Police Department’s Southeast Division, netted more than 1,800 pounds of contraband across two separate incidents.

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