Overview

• San Jose officers arrested three men after undercover operations netted about 3,400 pounds of commercial-grade fireworks and improvised explosive devices.
• Alameda Police uncovered over 1,500 illegal fireworks units in a storage facility, marking the county’s largest such seizure so far this year.
• San Francisco Police stopped a stolen U-Haul in the Bayview District on June 26, confiscating rockets, barrel bombs and hundreds of explosives and charging the driver.
• Departments across San Jose, Alameda and San Francisco have increased holiday staffing and deployed drones to detect and deter fireworks violations under existing bans.
• Officials remind residents that personal fireworks remain prohibited in city limits and encourage attendance at professional displays to minimize fire and injury risks.