One day after the Reading Police Department announced renewed enforcement of the city’s juvenile curfew via social media, Mayor Eddie Moran addressed the public Thursday morning in a livestreamed press conference, voicing frustration, urgency, and a personal plea for community-wide responsibility.
While the press conference was not publicly announced to local media in advance — with only one television station present and the City of Reading streaming it live to Facebook — Moran delivered a candid and emotional statement reinforcing the city’s curfew ordinance and outlining plans for further youth safety initiatives.
“This is not about punishment. This is not about arrest. This is not about creating some kind of revenue,” Moran said from the podium, pushing back on criticisms the curfew is punitive in nature. “I’m doing this because I care about our youth. I care about our kids. I care about my community — plain and simple.”…