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69 incidents | Reading police seized over 130 illegal fireworks over July 4 weekend

Reading police seized more than 130 illegal fireworks during a dedicated enforcement effort over the Fourth of July holiday.

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What happened Reading police seized more than 130 illegal fireworks during a dedicated enforcement effort over the Fourth of July holiday.
The headline split The center frames it as "69 incidents | Reading police seized over 130 illegal fireworks over July 4 weekend". The right frames it as "California City Used Drones to Help Locate 1,300 Pounds of Illegal Fireworks on Fourth of...".
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Center69 incidents | Reading police seized over 130 illegal fireworks over July 4 weekend

WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightCalifornia City Used Drones to Help Locate 1,300 Pounds of Illegal Fireworks on Fourth of July Weekend

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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Jul 10, 9:53 PM

69 incidents | Reading police seized over 130 illegal fireworks over July 4 weekend

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Reading police seized more than 130 illegal fireworks during a dedicated enforcement effort over the Fourth of July holiday.

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The Epoch TimesNews report · Jul 10, 8:25 PM

California City Used Drones to Help Locate 1,300 Pounds of Illegal Fireworks on Fourth of July Weekend

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Santa Ana police said it seized hundreds of pounds of illegal fireworks and handed out almost 200 citations.

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