Plainfield police were flooded with calls Wednesday from people reporting gunshots or explosions in town and officers discovered that three people were going around town and setting off fireworks, according to police.
Police said they received around 10 calls to 911 and more to the regular police department line for more than an hour with reports of gunshots and explosions in the area of Lester Drive in Central Village; Gendron Road, Barber Hill Road and Sterling Hill Road in Moosup; Green Hollow Road in Plainfield; and North Chestnut Street in Wauregan and many residents were able to give police a description of a vehicle seen leaving the area, according to police.
Officers who were in the Wauregan area when calls reporting “loud bangs” came in saw a vehicle parked at the Gulf gas station at Route 205 and Route 12 that matched the description witnesses gave and policed said they found people in the vehicle with several high-powered fireworks, which are considered to be explosives.
They said they also found 43 grams of marijuana packaged for sale and additional packaging material and scales.
According to police, the people in the car admitted to driving around random areas of Plainfield, Moosup and Wauregan and setting off the fireworks.
Jacob Rampulla, 19, of Plainfield, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, breach of peace and use and possession of fireworks.
A 20-year-old Dayville resident and a juvenile were also arrested and charged with breach of peace.
