The city of Riverside has issued dozens of citations for the use of illegal fireworks that were spotted by police drones patrolling the skies over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Beginning in the days leading up to the holiday, Riverside police launched five different drones to start looking for firework activity, part of their new plan to catch people partaking in the illegal pyrotechnics.
“We’re talking about the very illegal explosive mortars. The ones that are illegal in the state of California,” said Riverside Police Department Spokesperson Officer Ryan Railsback. “You have to bring those from outside the state, or outside the country. … This is dangerous for them to do. That’s why our city has taken this stance of saying it’s not allowed and putting a hefty fine attached to it.”…