Merced man arrested for possession of illegal fireworks, police say
Officers responding to a report of illegal fireworks caught a Merced man with the goods in his car early Thursday morning, police said.
Police responded to the report of illegal fireworks being set off in the area of South N Street near Amanda Court. While on foot, an officer saw 22-year-old Jose Gomez drop off two people in the area and they set off two mortar fireworks.
The two people ran off after seeing a police vehicle.
The officer contacted Gomez, who had illegal mortar-style fireworks in the back seat of his vehicle. Gomez was arrested for being in possession of illegal fireworks. The fireworks were confiscated and Gomez was cited and released.
Merced police ask anyone with information regarding the case to contact Officer Chavez at 209-388-7842 or by email at chaveze@cityofmerced.org.
