Charleston Police report success with teen curfew

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- Charleston police say the teen curfew on the peninsula has been a success, with very few citations issued since it went into effect earlier this summer.

After incidents of crime involving minors, the City of Charleston enacted a teen curfew, prohibiting anyone 17 years old and under from the central business district after 9 pm and they report so far it has been a success.

“It’s working,” said Sgt. Christopher Stinson, with the Charleston Police. “Parents are not dropping their kids off on king street on these late-night hours where kids don’t belong.”…

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