If you’ve driven around the Las Vegas Valley in recent days, you know that the Fourth of July is right around the corner, just by all of the roadside fireworks stands that have popped up.
Of course, fireworks at the best of times can be a risky proposition. Living in a desert, it's downright dangerous. That’s why only so-called “safe and sane” fireworks are allowed, and it’s also why the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is ramping up efforts to crack down on those illegal fireworks.
And already they’ve seen tons of them pour into Southern Nevada. Metro has reportedly confiscated more than five tons of illegal fireworks and issued nearly 60 citations since June 20th.
Guests: Jose Hernandez, deputy chief, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department; Brian O’Neal, assistant fire chief, Clark County Fire Department
