D.C. Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser has again tightened the cityy’s youth curfew after a chaotic Fourth of July weekend.
The curfew is now set to begin at 11 p.m. citywide for all children under the age of 17, as opposed to the previous 12:01 a.m. curfew, and will extend through the rest of the summer.Â
In some areas with higher incident rates, the curfew may begin as early as 8 p.m., according to FOX 5 DC.Â
Teens reportedly continue to cause mayhem at Navy Yard – one of the city’s popular tourist, dining and night-life areas.
The tighter restrictions also follow a group of teens launching fireworks into traffic over the holiday weekend. Officials seized over 400 fireworks and arrested 28 individuals – 20 of them under 18 – in connection with the incident.
The mayor’s tightening the curfew Tuesday, the same day President Donald Trump said his administration is considering a federal takeover of the nation’s capital – citing concerns about crime, homelessness and slow economic development.Â
