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Curfew For Kids: Newark Enacts 'Juvenile Safety Initiative' Curfew For Kids: Newark Enacts 'Juvenile Safety Initiative'
Curfew For Kids: Newark Enacts 'Juvenile Safety Initiative' As the weather gets warmer, New Jersey's largest city is taking action to keep kids safe. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Fritz Fragé announced the city is launching an overnight for kids ages 17 and below, calling it a "Juvenile Safety Initiative." Under the initiative, unaccompanied minors, ages 17 and below, who are more than 100 yards from their residence between 11 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. the following day will be given a verbal warning and will be escorted to his or her residence and released to the care of his or her parent or guardian, Baraka and Fragé said. A second…

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by Sam Barron