Sunday, 14 August 2011 07:03 'The arrests, which started on Friday, are based on Mayor Michael Nutter's new curfew, according to which those under 13 are to stay off the streets of Philadelphia's Center City and University City neighborhoods on Fridays and Saturdays after 10 p.m. and teenagers between 13 and 18 must not be seen outside after midnight, the Associated Press reported on Saturday.
Blaming the recent violence on a "relatively small number of complete knuckleheads," Nutter said at a press conference on August 9 that increased police patrols would round up minors arrested in the streets after the curfew hours, and that parents would be called to pick up their kids.
According to the new curfew law, parents face fines of $100 to $300 for their children's first arrest and $500 for subsequent violations. They will also face charges of child neglect if they don't pick up their children.'
Sunday, 14 August 2011
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