Raleigh hosted the All-American Summer Festival on Saturday, with several Raleigh police officers present in case things escalated like the previous week. Thousands of young people and teenagers had swarmed downtown Raleigh during Fourth of July celebrations, resulting in nine people hurt and 29 adults and at least one juvenile charged.
Curfew Considerations
Raleigh’s mayor, Janet Cowell, said she planned to stay in the city over the weekend in case she needed to enact an emergency curfew. A first draft of the ordinance wouldn’t be ready until August, but her office was gathering public feedback on Saturday. Some residents argued that curfews have worked in other cities, such as Greensboro, while others suggested providing more options for younger people before implementing a curfew.
Original reporting: WRAL Raleigh — read the source article.
