Overview
- Minors under 18 are restricted citywide from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly through Nov. 5 under Mayor Muriel Bowser’s limited curfew.
- Chief Pamela A. Smith designated Special Juvenile Curfew Zones at Navy Yard, the U Street Corridor, Union Station, and Banneker Recreation Center where enforcement can start at 6 p.m.
- On the first night, MPD reported 18 curfew stops, including 14 teens cited near 14th and U Street NW, with additional encounters in Navy Yard and later along U Street.
- The curfew follows a Halloween-night disturbance near Navy Yard that drew several hundred youths and led to multiple arrests, including an 18-year-old and several juveniles on charges such as a prohibited weapon, affray, resisting arrest, and public marijuana use.
- MPD deployed alongside Metro Transit Police, U.S. Capitol Police, National Guard personnel, and a federal task force; officials emphasize protective enforcement, with reported penalties for violations including fines up to $300 or up to 10 days in jail.