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Santa Maria Issuing Record Number of Illegal Fireworks Citations in 2025 | News Channel 3-12
SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA, JUL 24 – Santa Maria plans to issue over 100 citations in 2025, more than last year's 63, targeting property owners under a social-host ordinance for illegal fireworks use, officials said.
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Santa Maria Expects to Issue Record Number of Citations for Illegal Fireworks
A record number of citations for the use of illegal fireworks might leave some Santa Maria residents with a Fourth of July hangover in the form of a fine. Between 100 and 110 citations are likely, Fire Chief Brad Dandridge said Thursday. That total would top the 63 citations handed out in 2024. Most of this year’s citations were issued by ground operations conducted by Santa Maria police and fire prevention officers. Santa Maria, like other citi…
Santa Maria issues record number of fireworks citations in 2025
The City of Santa Maria is cracking down on illegal fireworks like never before, issuing a record number of citations over the Fourth of July holiday through both ground patrols and high-tech aerial surveillance.According to Santa Maria Police Sergeant Diaz, a total of 93 citations were issued on the ground by local police and fire prevention teams this year. That number marks a sharp increase from 63 citations in 2024, and its only part of the …
Police officers were surprised Tuesday morning when they checked a van. The vehicle was full of illegal fireworks. The driver was arrested and found to be in possession of many more illegal fireworks.
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