Denver Police Seize More Illegal Fireworks
DENVER (CBS4) - Denver police arrested two men for illegally storing and possessing fireworks on Wednesday. Police seized the fireworks on Utica Street near 29th Avenue.
The contraband summed up to $15,000. Police are investigating where it came from.
Police have received 850 calls about illegal fireworks in the past two weeks.
They recently busted another home for illegal firework possession on Wolcott Court, near Florida Avenue and Tennyson Street.
Police also found 2,000 to 3,000 pounds of illegal fireworks inside a box truck near West Alameda Avenue and South Eliot Street.
RELATED: July 4th In Colorado: Where To Watch Fireworks
HealthONE runs eight hospitals in the Denver metro area including Swedish Medical Center. Doctors there say their burn center is prepping to see patients with burns.