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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce continues talking about juvenile crime within the city limits and how to combat it.
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Nearly a month after nine people were shot amid an estimated 8,000 juveniles storming Brier Creek and Glenwood South during the Fourth of July weekend, Boyce is working with the city attorney to draft a city-wide curfew for people 17 and younger.
“I’ll be the first to say, a curfew is not a fix, but it is an avenue for us to hold juveniles accountable,” he said in a sit-down interview with CBS 17 News.
Juveniles may not be the only ones held accountable via the curfew.
“There may be some wording in the language where parents are going to be held responsible for the actions of their kids,” Boyce said.
Boyce also says officers won’t just be approaching anyone who looks young.
“This is not giving our officers an opportunity to go and just say I think that person looks under the age of 18, that’s not how we do business here in Raleigh, we’re going to be strategic,” he said.
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Boyce has long said that juvenile safety and cooperation is a community job, not just one for Raleigh Police. He wants community partners, city agencies, and faith groups to get involved in the conversation on how to keep kids out of crime.
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But he says after the Independence Day weekend “teen takeovers” and nine shootings, a curfew is the next rational step.
“I understand it’s not the answer, it’s not the fix, it’s not the solution, it’s a tool that will allow us to continue to keep our community safe,” Boyce said.
Mayor Janet Cowell says the Raleigh City Council will hear the proposed curfew on August 18. There will also be opportunities for public input.
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