Man Arrested for Illegal Fireworks Had Over 500 Mortar Tubes Set up: Police

Authorities arrested a Long Island man Saturday evening for allegedly having hundreds of illegal fireworks set up outside of his home for the 4th of July.

Bomb squad detectives say they saw Joseph Tullo, 29, wiring mortar tube racks in the street in front of his Oceanside home. They ended up finding 539 mortar tubes set up and loaded with shells. They also found 91 assorted firework cakes next to the mortar tubes.

Tullo was arrested and charged with storing explosives. He was scheduled to be arraigned Sunday in Hempstead.

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