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Stanton drones reportedly captured $929,000 worth of illegal firework violations, involving 18 citations between July 2 and July 5, according to Stanton City Manager Hannah Shin-Heydorn.The city rolled out a Fourth of ..................................................................... July drone program this year to catch and fine those engaging in illegal ...................................... ....................... firework activity following the passage of a spring ordinance. At one property, 300 illegal fireworks allegedly were discharged between 6:52 p.m. and 10:10 p.m. on July 4, per a now-deleted photo posted on Reddit of ...................................................................................................................... the costly citation, with each violation carrying a $1,000 fine.The $300,000 citation is the largest illegal firework citation by far, Shin-Heydorn said. The Southern California News Group requested a copy of the citation that would include details of the $300,000 citation, and where exactly it occurred and who was involved. But Stanton officials said they could not publicly release the document, claiming it first needs to be reviewed by a lawyer and necessary redactions must be made. Verifying each captured instance of illegal firework activity is a lengthy process, said Shin-Heydorn, requiring minute-by-minute review. Citations are later mailed to the property owner, under the city's social host ordinance, and owners have the option to appeal. "This really wasn't about the citation amount,"Shin-Heydorn said. "The council for many, many years has been concerned about the use of illegal fireworks. And I think we've seen so many unnecessarily bad things happen in communities." In neighboring Buena Park, eight-year-old Jasmine Nguyen of Anaheim was killed.by an illegal firework explosion on the Fourth of July. "We're really trying to send across a message about how serious of an issue this is, right?I mean, yes, on the one hand, it sounds like a large number, but when you read our ordinance and you realize they had to discharge, sell, or store 300 individual illegal fireworks in a community that is highly dense with properties right next to each other and crowds in the street and you realize what they were willing to risk, I think that helps put into perspective,"Shin- Heydorn said. So,what's going to happen with all that citation money? Under a state health