Green Bay Police responded to 113 complaints for fireworks over 4th of July weekend

Green Bay Police responded to 113 complaints for fireworks over 4th of July weekend

Green Bay Police responded to 113 complaints for fireworks over 4th of July weekend

COMPLAINTS FORFIREWORKS OVERTHE WEEKEND.THEY SAY THEAMOUNT OFCOMPLAINTS ISHIGHER THIS YEAR...COMPARED TO YEARSPRIOR.N-B-C 26'S RYANCURRY HAS MORE ONWHAT'S BEHIND THERISE IN COMPLAINTS.EVERY YEAR ON THE4TH OF JULY WE LOOKUP TO THE SKY FORAN AMAZING DISPLAYOF FIREWORKSBUT THIS YEAR MANYPUBLIC SHOWINGSGOT CANCELLED DUETO THE CORONAVIRUSPANEDAMIC.HOWEVER ..

THATDIDN'T STOP CITIZENSFROM ENJOYINGSOME FIREWORKS.(TAKE SOT:"We are telling people tostay home and they areprobably havign their ownfirework show."GREEN BAY POLICESAY THEY RECEIVED113 CALLS FORFIREWORKS OVERTHE WEEKEND.IT'S A NUMBER THEYSAY WAS HIGHERTHAN IN YEARS PAST.(TAKE SOT:I can tell you there is anincrease in fireworkscomplaints compared tolast years."IN GREEN BAY IT ISILLEGAL TO LIGHT AFIREWORK THATEXPLODES IN THE AIRUNLESS YOU HAVE APERMIT.THE PROBLEMOFFICERS FACE ..THERE IS NOT MUCHTHEY CAN DO TOSTOP IT.GREEN BAY POLICESAY PEOPLE USUALLYSET OFF FIREWORKSIN DRIVEWAYS ORWIDE PARKING LOTSLIKE THIS ONE.HOWEVER WHENTHEY RECIEVE ACALL..THE PEOPLE SETTINGTHEM OFF AREALREADY GONE.(TAKE SOT:"If the officer doesn't seethe person lighting thefireworks and all there isevidence we can't justissue a citation thehouse."THE POLICEDEPARTMENT ISSUED7 WRITTEN WARNINGS..

AND THE FIREDEPARTMENT SAYSTHE REPORTEDDAMAGE FROMFIREWORKS THEWEEKEND WAS OVER179 THOUSANDDOLLARS.WHEN IT COMES TOLETTING ENJOYING A4TH OF JULYTRADITION.

POLICESAY LEAVE IT TO THEPROS(TAKE SOT:"Leave fireworks to theprofessionals don't shootthem off.

It causes a lot ofdisruption to theneighborhood which wetry to prevent and stop."RYAN CURRY N-B-C 26.THE POLICE ANDFIRE DEPARTMENTSAY NO INJURIESWERE REPORTED.ARE YOU READY TORETURN TO WORK?