City Council sends curfew enforcement proposal back to committee
“We’re going to have curfew taking precedent over violent crimes and I don’t think that’s where this body needs to go,” said council member JB Smiley, seen here in 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The proposal for more police enforcement backed by centers for juveniles to wait out the night drew ran into a series of questions and concerns.
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