Overview

• The Pueblo Police Department and Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office collaborated with neighboring bomb units to seize 2,204 pounds of illegal fireworks from two residential locations
• Officers conducted covert buys to obtain search warrants and arrest operators of an underground fireworks network
• Investigators confiscated 29 bags of federally banned M-Type devices alongside commercial-grade explosives, highlighting significant public safety risks
• Bay Area police departments have maintained elevated staffing levels and deployed drone patrols under local fireworks bans ahead of Independence Day
• Colorado law classifies illegal fireworks offenses as misdemeanors or felonies carrying penalties up to 12 years in prison and $750,000 in fines