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The Jamestown Police Department is hoping the number of illegal fireworks being set off within the city drops with the passing of the Fourth of July holiday.

According to Capt. Robert Samuelson, the department received 98 complaints of fireworks from July 1 to Monday. That’s almost double the complaints seen in past years during the same time.

From June 1 to Monday, the department received 344 complaints regarding fireworks, which are illegal to set off anywhere within the county; only sparklers are permitted.

Use of the fireworks has resulted in arrests, Samuelson noted. He said five people were issued tickets in June and three in July.

JPD warned in mid-June it planned to aggressively enforce the ban on illegal products, which have been heard throughout the city for the last month.

“The numbers are off the charts compared to past years,” Samuelson told The Post-Journal on Monday. “We have also received numerous online complaints as well about fireworks. We hope that with the passing of the holiday that the numbers fall off a bit as it has added a lot of calls to our patrol officers to try and chase down.

“We will continue to charge anyone found to possess and use the illegal fireworks here in the city. We encourage tips and calls to continue to come in when this illegal activity is observed.”