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Possible fireworks reported near Hershey Avenue, Muscatine IA

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Suspicious Activity

Reported: 12/12/2025 06:29 AM

Hershey Ave, Muscatine, IA 52761

Police received reports of 8 to 10 possible gunshots or fireworks near the 1700 block of Hershey Avenue. Officers responded and noted a sulfur smell, likely from fireworks. No gunfire was confirmed.

Audio|Heard on: Cedar, Louisa, and Muscatine Counties Public Safety

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02:13

Transcript:

00:00

1700 block of Hershey Avenue for possibly 8 to 10 shots or fireworks.

00:06

Time lasts 1 minute, 8 to 10 shots.

00:10

1700 block of Hershey Avenue.

00:14

381.

00:15

1 8.5.

00:23

741-664 will be en route shortly.

00:28

Ten four, thank you.

00:34

What calls have you gotten?

00:36

Just the one.

00:39

Okay,

00:41

thank you.

00:45

7.01 to 747.

00:50

You go ahead, 701.

00:56

Current is almost there.

01:00

They're not going to check out.

01:06

They're not quite in the route, but they are almost.

01:13

Tenforth. I've got that mail on my patrol unit.

01:17

I'm probably going to drive me down there just in case.

01:23

Ten for just verifying you're driving him to the fire department.

01:29

Ten-four. Yeah, lots of complaints and pain.

01:32

You just want to get checked out.

01:34

It's all good. Take another.

01:36

10-4. Thank you.

01:41

Let's just stay at the station.

01:43

We had an officer that was on scene, and he's going to go ahead and transport the patient to you at the station.

01:51

Copy.

01:56

29 from 21.

02:00

You go.

02:03

You're probably 22 if you're not already close.

02:07

I'm not seeing anything in the area.

02:08

There is a bit of a sulfur smell right there in front of the caller's house.

02:12

I'm assuming it's fireworks.

02:13

Copy.

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Hershey Ave, Muscatine, IA 52761

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