A drone will help Kirkwood police tackle fireworks violations on July Fourth ^31.5%

STLPR - By Annisyn Krebs-Carr - 6/30/2026, 10:00 AM

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As the Fourth of July approaches, the Kirkwood Police Department has come up with a new way to deal with fireworks violations: a drone. Police get complaints every year about residential fireworks—which are illegal in Kirkwood—being discharged, said Gary Baldridge, the department’s community service officer. Responding to all of them... more