The Brief
- Youth curfew starts Friday in D.C.’s U Street area.
- Teens can’t gather in large groups after 8 p.m.
- Citywide curfew begins nightly at 11 p.m.
WASHINGTON – D.C. is implementing a juvenile curfew zone this weekend in the U Street corridor to curb crime in the area.
DC to enforce youth curfew Friday in U Street corridor (Metropolitan Police Department)
Curfew enforcement zone
What we know:
Starting Friday at 8 p.m. through Sunday night, unaccompanied teens 17 and younger will be prohibited from gathering in groups of nine or more.
The extended curfew zone runs from 7th Street to 15th Street east to west, and from Vermont Avenue to T Street north to south.
Citywide restrictions
Special enforcement runs from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., followed by a citywide curfew from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., during which juveniles must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.…