Crime & Safety
Reports of 'Shots Fired' Turned Out To Be Fireworks, Police Said
Teens playing with illegal fireworks are to blame for the loud noises that some residents thought were gunshots.
The sound that many residents near High Street thought were gunshots on Nov. 27 turned out to be nothing more than a group of kids playing with fireworks, Union County Police confirmed today.
Late Sunday morning, Cranford Police received calls from residents in the area of High Street who reported hearing as many as six gunshots coming from a wooded area.
Local and county police responded to the location where they set up a perimeter around the area and began combing the neighborhood for suspects, bullet casings or any other evidence of gunshots.
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Union County Police Chief Daniel Vaniska said Tuesday that the sound residents heard was actually fireworks beings discharged by a group of teens. Vaniska said six youngsters were detained and questioned, but they were released. No charged were filed as police were unable to determine which of the teens were actually involved in shooting off the fireworks. No injuries were reported.
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