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Council approves extended juvenile curfew emergency declaration after sharp debate over enforcement and youth services
Summary
On Nov. 4 the Council passed a second emergency juvenile curfew extension authorizing the MPD chief to designate curfew zones earlier in the evening and make 11 p.m. curfew hours consistent; the vote was approved but four members recorded no votes amid concerns about federal involvement and racial profiling.
The D.C. Council on Nov. 4 approved a second emergency juvenile curfew measure that authorizes the Metropolitan Police Department chief to declare extended juvenile curfew zones as early as 8 p.m. and standardizes an 11 p.m. curfew across the week.
Council member Pinto, sponsor of the measure, said the prior emergency had allowed MPD to use the tool seven times during a 90‑day period with zero violations and zero arrests and argued the measure gives law enforcement a preventative tool to reduce violent large gatherings. “When the emergency…
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