Washington DC Imposes Juvenile Curfew After Navy Yard Violence

On Halloween night hundreds of juveniles converged in Navy Yard near First Street and New Jersey Avenue, where large brawls, blocked streets and disruptive behavior forced MPD and partner agencies — including Metro Transit Police, U.S. Capitol Police and the National Guard — to close streets, clear the park and disperse the crowd by about 11 p.m. Five teens were arrested, including 18‑year‑old Kaeden Brown on a prohibited‑weapon charge; others were booked on charges such as public marijuana use, affray, failure to obey and resisting arrest, and an MPD sergeant suffered minor injuries. In response, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a limited citywide juvenile curfew effective Nov. 1–5 from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., authorizing MPD Chief Pamela A. Smith to designate “special” high‑risk zones with curfews as early as 6 p.m. and to declare temporary curfew zones where gatherings of eight or more minors are anticipated. City officials said police will increase their presence during the curfew period and cited a prior summer emergency curfew that helped reduce youth violence, prompting this short renewed measure to deter further incidents.