Phoenix police say they’ll be out at First Friday doing an education campaign focused on kids found out alone too late at night.
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Phoenix police said on Thursday that due to an uptick in violent crime at First Fridays, officers will be cracking down on juvenile curfew violations.
Then an update changed plans to an education campaign but did not mention rising crime, about which Phoenix police did not answer questions seeking clarification and specifics.
“In the last few months, we’ve seen an uptick in violence. So our goal is to educate the community that we will be enforcing curfew laws for kids,” said part of an audio statement by an unidentified member of a Neighborhood Enforcement Team that was sent out with the initial media advisory.
Phoenix city code says kids under 16 not with their parents have to be off the streets by 10 p.m. and those under 18 have to be home by midnight.
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