Juvenile curfew at National Harbor could become law

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. ( DC News Now ) — The first weekend of an emergency underage curfew at National Harbor produced no violators, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department.

County Executive Angela Alsobrooks instituted it following a massive brawl that involved dozens of teenagers.

The executive order involves people who are 16 years old and younger without adult supervision to be off the property between 5 p.m. and 6 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

The order may become law.

County Councilman Edward Burroughs III introduced a bill that would lead to the creation of juvenile curfew zones. People 17 and under, who are on their own, would be banned from those areas from 11:59 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights until 5 a.m. the next morning, then 10 p.m. Sunday through 5 a.m. Thursday.

“I’m okay with it,” said Audrey Lesesne, who lives in National Harbor. “If they test it out and it seems like people are able to color in between the lines, and it’s creating a reduction in crime and mischievous behavior, then absolutely, it’s worth implementing on a permanent basis.”

Parents of violators, according to the bill, would be fined $50 for the first violation, $100 for the second and $250 for every violation after that.

“We don’t need all that kind of nonsense going on with these young people,” said Evelyn Blount, of Waldorf, as she visited National Harbor. “They come out and don’t know how to act.”

The bill is expected to be introduced at the county council meeting on April 30, with a final vote on the measure during the last week of May, according to Council Chair Jolene Ivey.

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