Police stated 23 juveniles, the youngest simply age 11, had been detained for violating curfew on Friday night.
ST. LOUIS — Almost two dozen juveniles had been detained Friday night for violating St. Louis’ newly carried out youth curfew.
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer introduced the short-term youth curfew on Wednesday following a chaotic weekend that included road takeovers and shootings, many involving younger individuals. The measure additionally comes amid spring break and an inflow of guests within the metropolis for the NCAA Tournament.
The curfew is in impact from 10 p.m. to five a.m. Friday by means of Sunday for anybody 17 and youthful within the metropolis’s Downtown and Downtown West neighborhoods.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 23 juveniles had been detained as of 2 a.m. Saturday for violating the curfew. The youngest detainee was simply 11 years previous. Of these detained, 17 had been from St. Louis County, and 6 had been from the town.
Officers additionally detained three juveniles—two 17-year-old boys and a 16-year-old woman—earlier than curfew for failure to conform and interfering.
Police stated the detainees had been taken to a reunification middle, the place companies had been supplied by means of the town’s Office of Violence Prevention and Youth and Family Services.
“We will continue to enforce this 10 p.m. curfew over the weekend,” police spokesperson Mitch McCoy stated in a video posted on social media. “Parents, this is your warning. You will be held responsible.”
Earlier within the week, police stated mother and father would face citations when selecting up their youngsters from their custody. And on Friday night, police stated one father or mother refused to select up their little one.
