DC enforces curfew for minors after fight on Halloween
(MENAFN) Washington, DC officials have implemented a five-night curfew for all individuals under 18 following a large-scale fight between groups of teenagers on Halloween. Minors are required to remain indoors from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., running from Saturday through Wednesday.
Mayor Muriel Bowser explained that the restrictions were introduced “in response to several weeks of disorderly juvenile behavior which endangered both themselves and others.”
Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith designated “special juvenile curfew zones” in areas including Navy Yard, the U Street Corridor, Banneker Recreation Center, and Union Station.
The curfew follows a viral video showing National Guard troops breaking up a brawl near the Navy Yard neighborhood. Police reported that several hundred young people had gathered in a park close to the Navy Yard Metro Station, where “many of the juveniles within the group began engaging in fights and disrupting the flow of traffic.” Five males aged 14 to 18 were arrested, one of whom was found carrying a knife.
“The behavior displayed last night in Navy Yard is unacceptable, and MPD and our law enforcement partners will have an increased presence tonight to ensure this does not happen again,” Smith said.
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