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Committee approves emergency juvenile curfew after rejecting shorter amendment
Summary
The Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee voted to invoke a temporary countywide youth curfew under Proposal 99 after rejecting an amendment to shorten its duration; IMPD said the move is one tool to address rising shares of juvenile-involved violence and emphasized diversion resources such as the Connection Center.
The Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday approved Proposal 99, a temporary countywide public-safety curfew for juveniles, after rejecting an amendment that would have limited the curfew to 60 days.
Chair Leroy Robinson presided over the roll-call vote, and the committee approved the ordinance by a recorded vote of 9–1. Councilor Renee Allen’s amendment to shorten the curfew invocation to 60 days failed on a separate roll-call vote.
The committee heard from Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department leadership, who presented data and examples to justify the measure. Chief Terry said the department is seeing troubling juvenile involvement in…
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