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DPD cracking down on illegal fireworks sales during the holiday weekend

Posted at 5:06 PM, Jul 01, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-01 17:07:45-04

DETROIT (WXYZ) — A man was ticketed for illegally selling fireworks out of a U-Haul near 8 Mile Road and Fleming in Detroit on Thursday.

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Detroit police officers will be honing in on illegal fireworks being sold around the city. DPD said its bomb squad, along with partners, confiscated 500 pounds of fireworks worth $25,000.