The Brief
- Detroit City Council will consider a curfew extension during the Ford Fireworks.
- This proposed ordinance comes after a shooting last year and a rash of “teen takeover” events in the city.
DETROIT (FOX 2) – As teen takeovers continue to cause problems around Detroit, city leaders are working to get ahead of the problem before the Ford Fireworks.
City councilmemebrs are expected to vote Tuesday on an emergency declaration that would extend the city’s curfew for the fireworks, which are scheduled for June 22.
If approved, a curfew for all minors would go into effect at 8 p.m. June 22 and continue until 6 a.m. June 23 for the area bounded by the Detroit River, Third Street, the Lodge Freeway, I-75, the extension of I-75 easterly to Gratiot, Vernor, Chene, Atwater, and the Aretha Franklin Ampitheater.
The city’s normal curfew is 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for those 15 and younger, and 11 p.m. until 6 a.m. for those 16 and 17.…