Bowser signs emergency order reinstating teen curfew until DC Council’s bill goes into effect

In Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an emergency order on Friday to reinstate a mandatory teen curfew for the next 15 days until the D.C. Council‘s long-term measure to crack down on unruly youth takes effect in mid-July, pending congressional review.

The order implements a citywide curfew for teenagers under 18 at 11 p.m., starting Friday night. It also empowers the Metropolitan Police Department chief to designate teen curfew zones, beginning at 8 p.m., when at least nine youths gather.

The curfew, which comes right before Memorial Day weekend, will last until June 6. The last time Bowser authorized a 15-day emergency order for teen curfews was in mid-April after the council let it expire.

The latest measure comes days after a group of young boys attacked each other in the middle of a Chipotle restaurant in Navy Yard, a neighborhood notoriously known for its “teen takeovers” and rampant petty crime