illegal fireworks

Like many cities, Ventura will step up police patrols around the Fourth of July, but it will also use drones to try to pinpoint the sources of illegal fireworks use.

Police say Oxnard meat market was selling fireworks on the side.

Authorities seize nearly 1500 pounds of fireworks in Oxnard.

Seizure include so-called 'mortar' fireworks which explode in the air. Fireworks are illegal everywhere in Ventura County except for in Fillmore.

Firefighters urge people to leave fireworks to the professionals, saying even so-called "safe and sane" fireworks can cause injuries.

In the wake of the deadly Thomas brush fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, one South Coast city is expanding efforts to crack down on illegal…