JULY 4TH WENT BETTER IN the CITY OF WATSONVILLE THAN IN YEARS PAST. ONLY 16 FIREWORKS RELATED CITATIONS WERE ISSUED, (INSTEAD OF THE 100 ISSUED LAST YEAR), AND WATSONVILLE POLICE OFFICERS SAID THAT THE USE OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS ALSO APPEARED TO BE WAAY DOWN THIS YEAR. THERE WERE ALSO NO MAJOR VIOLENT CRIMES REPORTED ON THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY.
