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Little Rock police report curfew cut juvenile incidents in entertainment districts; board to reassess before next summer
Summary
Police said a temporary 10 p.m. curfew for people under 21 in entertainment districts reduced incidents after it was enacted in August and expired Sept. 2; board members debated keeping it year-round but agreed to revisit before the next warm season.
The Little Rock Police Department reported that a temporary extension of the city’s juvenile curfew to 10 p.m. in entertainment districts produced fewer incidents while it was in effect and that no curfew citations were issued after the ordinance took effect. Police leaders said the extra hours of enforcement and volunteer and faith-based partners’ outreach produced the outcome. "We ask that the curfew be extended to 10PM instead of the normal midnight," the police chief…
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