Metro officers getting paid overtime to conduct covert operations… catching unsuspecting consumers… confiscating their purchases… and leaving them with hefty fines. All for buying what the consumers thought were legal fireworks for the Fourth of July.
In two recent ‘Darcy what’s the deal?’ segments, we exposed the concern and confusion caused by law enforcement’s heavy-handed tactics.
WATCH | With money lost and clarity lacking, this local mother reached out to Darcy Spears for help
Las Vegas mother fights fireworks citation, aggressive enforcement in Clark County hearing
Since those stories first aired, we’ve been working with two Las Vegas locals as they fight to get their money back and seek clarity for our community.
Teacher stopped by police and fined $500 for buying ‘legal’ fireworks
A Las Vegas teacher thought he was buying “Safe and Sane” fireworks in order to celebrate the Fourth of July with his family. Instead, he was hit with a $500 fine.
Local mom one of many caught in aggressive fireworks enforcement
LVMPD’s covert fireworks enforcement actions cause controversy and confusion for Las Vegas locals before Fourth of July weekend.
It was July 1 when Denise Huntsman took her children to the Moapa Band of Paiutes store to buy ‘safe and sane’ fireworks.
“The security guard at the front entrance guided us to that section because I said I only want to buy legal fireworks.”— Denise Huntsman, local mother
But seconds after leaving the store they were stopped on I-15 by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers who confiscated the family’s purchases, leaving them with a $500 citation…