The Brief
- A video recorded by a local resident is raising concerns about how police are enforcing juvenile curfew rules in parts of the District.
- The incident occurred just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday, as curfew hours were beginning.
- In the video, an officer observing the area suddenly approaches two girls riding a bike and forcefully pulls them off, prompting visible distress as one asks why she is being grabbed.
WASHINGTON – A video recorded by a local resident is raising concerns about how police are enforcing juvenile curfew rules in parts of the District.
What we know:
The incident occurred just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday, as curfew hours were beginning. Under current D.C. police policy, juvenile curfew laws apply to anyone under the age of 18. Additional enforcement measures can apply when groups of nine or more minors gather in public during designated curfew hours.…