Phoenix police will enforce curfew on First Friday after 'increase in violent crime'
Phoenix police will begin enforcing a curfew for kids under 16 not accompanied by an adult for First Friday in an effort to curb violent crime.
They said that the enforcement comes after an "increase in violent crime" at previous First Fridays in downtown Phoenix. The department did not expand on what the increase was.
From 6 to 10 p.m. on the first Friday of every month, art lovers and those looking to get out of the house can gather downtown to shop at the pop-up market on Roosevelt Row, head into the Phoenix Art Museum, listen to live music and more.
'Nothing stays the same': How First Fridays traded art for spectacle in Phoenix
Children under 16 not accompanied by a parent, guardian or adult after 10 p.m. and those between 16 and 17 unaccompanied and out after midnight will be arrested and cited.
Phoenix police said they will have an increased presence at First Friday and that they hope to inform people of the curfew before they violate it.
"It is our intention to educate first," said Vince Lewis, a Phoenix police spokesperson.
The city-wide curfew is part of the Phoenix city municipal code. The enforcement, however, seems to be new in response to violence during First Friday.
Phoenix police did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication.
More: Here's how curfew laws are implemented across parts of Arizona
The Arizona Republic's Meredith G. White contributed to this article.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Unaccompanied teens out after midnight at First Friday to be arrested
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