‘We are in trouble’: Activist backs strict enforcement as Charlotte’s new curfew takes effect

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – As the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department begins enforcing a new 10 p.m. curfew for teenagers, a local activist is calling on parents to do their part, helping make sure it’s obeyed.

Tina Sykes-Mosely, who founded the nonprofit M.A.R.C.U.S. after her son was murdered in 2020, said a recent ride-along with Charlotte-Mecklenburg police only reinforced her belief that the city must take aggressive action.

“It only confirmed that we are in trouble,” Sykes-Mosely said. “We saw clusters of teens all over the Steele Creek community, unsupervised teens.”…

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