{"id":358098,"date":"2026-06-12T17:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/358098\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T17:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:22:11","slug":"bakersfield-authorities-arrest-2-seize-7000-pounds-of-illegal-fireworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/358098\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakersfield Authorities Arrest 2, Seize 7,000 Pounds of Illegal Fireworks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bakersfield Fire Department and Bakersfield Police Department have seized approximately 7,000 pounds of illegal fireworks and arrested two people as authorities continue enforcement efforts during the July 4 holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>The agencies said the cases involving the two individuals have been submitted to the Kern County District Attorney\u2019s Office for review, the Bakersfield Fire Department said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The fire department and police department are working in partnership to enforce laws prohibiting illegal fireworks, which officials say can cause serious injuries, fires, and property loss.<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gvwire.com\/contact\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280\u00d790-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280x90-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"   width=\"1280\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Authorities said their goal is to protect lives, property, and the community through ongoing enforcement and public reporting efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Residents can report illegal fireworks through the city\u2019s online reporting system at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakersfieldcity.us\/233\/Fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BakersfieldCity.us\/233\/Fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Officials urged the public not to call 911 unless there is an immediate threat to life or property.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Connect with\u00a0\u00a0on social media. Got a tip? Send an\u00a0.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Bakersfield Fire Department and Bakersfield Police Department have seized approximately 7,000 pounds of illegal fireworks and arrested&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":358099,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-358098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}