Saturday, July 4
7:29 p.m. Police and firefighters confiscated fireworks and novelty toys from Henry Gardner, 15 Suffolk Ave., Pawtucket, R.I. Taken by officials were: 29 George Washington assortment packs; 40 champagne pops, 152 boxes of snap pops; and 109 fart bags.
Officials took the fireworks and novelty fart bags because Gardner did not have a license to hawk or peddle the items. The fireworks, officials reported, were identified as class C fireworks under the state Fire Marshal’s regulations and were confiscated.

7:54 p.m. Andre A. Smith, 28, 1392 Bay St., Springfield was charged with disturbing the peace and interfering with a firefighter after a disturbance on Malvern Road.

9:08 p.m. Police intend to criminally charge a Lynn Road homeowner for illegal possession of fireworks after police received a call from the fire department about a huge display of fireworks. The State Police bomb squad was called in because of the incident.