Raleigh Moves Toward Youth Curfew After Council’s First Step
Raleigh City Council has begun the process of considering a youth curfew. Further discussion was expected after the council’s mid-August recess.
Raleigh City Council has begun the process of considering a youth curfew. Further discussion was expected after the council’s mid-August recess.
Newark’s seven-day youth-curfew schedule, which began July 3, is set to continue through the week of Sept. 6 before returning to a weekend schedule through the end of September.
Raleigh City Council directed staff to draft a curfew ordinance for people 17 and younger after holiday-weekend incidents involving large juvenile crowds. The proposal was scheduled for further discussion Aug. 18.
Raleigh officials began developing a possible curfew for people 17 and younger after holiday-weekend gatherings that involved fights and shootings. A first ordinance draft was expected in August.
Raleigh City Council has directed city attorneys to draft a youth-curfew ordinance following late-night violence reported in two neighborhoods during the July 4 weekend.
Raleigh City Council took a first step July 7 toward a youth curfew after police and partner agencies responded to weekend incidents involving juveniles and guns amid large gatherings at Brier Creek and Glenwood South.
Raleigh is drafting a possible youth curfew after July 4 violence, but no permanent rule is in effect before the City Council’s Aug. 18 discussion.
Raleigh NC – After July 4 violence tied to youth “takeovers,” City Council directed the City Attorney and police to draft a curfew for ages 17 and under.
Raleigh NC – After July 4 “teen takeover” violence, Raleigh City Council asked attorneys to draft a youth curfew ordinance, with an August timeline.