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MPD Experiences Decrease in Celebratory Gunfire Reports Compared to 4th of July to Last Year

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Montgomery Police Department reports that from July 4th at 6pm until 6am on July 5th, MPD responded to 486 service calls. MPD responded to 23 calls for shots fired, which is a 73% decrease (86 calls) from 2020. They responded to eight shopspotter calls. They were up four calls in 2021 compared to the four calls in 2020. The calls for fireworks were 144. This is a 47% decrease from 2020 as their were 270 calls. There were also six reports of damage to property from firearms.

Montgomery Police Release Results of Efforts to Control Celebratory Gunfire

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The city of Montgomery and Montgomery police have just released the results of their crackdown on celebratory gunfire. This was of particular concern over the New Year’s holiday. Their new patrol detail is called “Blue Light Special”.  Eleven selected areas were manned with two officers whose sole focus was to investigate illegal gunfire and fireworks. Montgomery Police Chief Earnest Finley…