Orange County May Consider Teen Curfew
Sheriff Has Said Majority Of Robberies Committed By Juveniles
POSTED: Thursday, January 18, 2007
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orange County commissioners may consider enacting a teen curfew next month, according to Local 6 News. Orange County Commissioner Mildred Fernandez said she will propose a curfew to the county commission at a meeting in February. Fernandez said a curfew is necessary because a growing number of juveniles have recently been arrested on drug and violent-crime charges. Fernandez also said that a curfew is needed to help protect Orange County's tourism industry. Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said in December that 84 percent of robberies in Orange County are committed by persons between the ages of 13 and 18. He had said he arrived at that figure following a six-week crime crackdown called Operation Street Sweeper. "A lot of the burglaries are happening during the day time, and we're finding out that the majority are truants from school," Beary said. Beary called the trend the "live-fast, die-young attitude." Watch Local 6 News for more information about this story.
Previous Stories:
- December 1, 2006: Sheriff: 84 Percent Of Robberies Committed By Kids Under 18
- August 1, 2006: Orlando Crime Sparks Talk Of Earlier Curfew
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