Where were the Santa Ana cops and firemen last night? My neighborhood, Park Santiago, which is supposed to be one of the top two neighborhoods in Santa Ana, was inundated with illegal bottle rockets. In fact one of them is still stuck in my backyard lawn.
It would have been EASY to find the perpetrators. They were brazen. Why did NO law enforcement materialize? It is simply astounding.
It is also business as usual in Santa Ana. This happens every year. Then they cry about making all fireworks illegal. That is nuts. The problem is not the legal fireworks. It is the illegal ones.
The city could probably make a million dollars in one night by actually enforcing the law on the 4th of July. People know what is and is not legal. It is just ridiculous.
I thought we were supposed to have first class police and fire departments? What is up with them not doing their job every 4th of July? I checked the Register today to see if there were any reported fires that might have needed their attention. Nothing there.
Our City Council and Mayor need to do something about this next year. Scofflaws need to get what is coming to them – before they burn down someone’s home.
Please!
The cops just use this as another excuse to earn big overtime pay for doing nothing. I read on this blog that the cops were called about an assault and never showed up. Is not assault illegal? Making something illegall does make cops appear when you call 911.
Wilshire Square had an exciting fireworks show this year. The pyrotechnics were absolutely amazing, even a police officer looked on in awe before continuing his patrol. The show went on for well over an hour and they even had the fireworks go off in various sections of the neighborhood so that all could enjoy the exitement.
Kudos to Wilshire Square for such a great and professional fireworks show, I look forward to next years.
Wait You mean Wilshire Square doesn’t actually have a professional fireworks show. This was all residents with illegal fireworks. Gee who knew?
Sorry I missed the pryotechnic show. Kudos to Tim Rush, Wilshire Square NA prez, for organizing this elaborate festivity. A block-by-block fireworks display is downright neighborly.
Kudos to Our Santa Ana Fire Department. I was very near Station 5 last night, and many of their calls, were one after the other. Those men and Women have an up hill battle until our do nothing City Councel acts