From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, ahead of the three-day weekend, Mayor Muriel Bowser was joined by Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Lindsey Appiah, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela A. Smith, and Department of Parks and Recreation Director (DPR) Thennie Freeman to discuss adjustments to the District’s public safety posture, especially as it relates to recent disturbances involving juveniles in commercial areas across the District. At the press conference, the Mayor announced her intent to work with public safety leaders and the DC Council to introduce legislation updating the District’s curfew.
“We want our young people to be able to socialize safely and appropriately. But we are seeing some very concerning trends and concerning behaviors, and these changes in behavior require changes to our public safety posture,” said Mayor Bowser. “MPD will have an increased presence in neighborhoods across the city, and DPR and MPD are working together to activate Banneker Recreation Center every day this weekend. But first and foremost, we are calling on parents to make sure you know where your teens are, who they are with, what they are doing, and when they are coming home.”…