Editor:

Here we go again. Another Fourth of July and the OPD will do nothing about illegal fireworks.

When the melee began, we took a ride to see how widespread it was. When we arrived at Yolo near the fairgrounds, we saw there were 8-10 people in the fairgrounds parking lot, shooting aerial fireworks and cherry bombs, so we placed a call to the OPD.

Their response was, “We can’t do anything. That’s state property so you have to talk to the Highway Patrol,” at which point they transferred the call. However, we won’t know if anybody ever arrived to deal with the illegal fireworks on the fairgrounds, because after about a 20-minute wait, we left.

The OPD cannot respond to anything on the fairgrounds? And, of course, the Glenn County Sheriff’s staff is busy in Willows. Didn’t anybody ever think that if the law enforcement in Glenn County would clamp down on illegal fireworks, maybe the charity fireworks stands that sell LEGAL fireworks might fare a lot better? Make more money if illegal fireworks went away?

I know all our four-legged friends in our neighborhood would appreciate the law being upheld and adhered to … policed?

Paul and Carol Turner

Orland