COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – The Fourth of July weekend will mark the first major test of Columbus’s new uptown curfew for unsupervised minors, according to Assistant Police Chief Lance Deaton.
Officers are planning a significant increase in patrols — and two local youth organizations say they are mobilizing alongside them to give teens a safe place to go.
The curfew took effect last weekend. No citations were issued during the first full weekend of enforcement. Deaton said the ordinance is already having an effect…