Cambridge youth curfew in full effect, police say currently no offenses

CAMBRIDGE, Md. – In Cambridge, the city’s juvenile curfew has officially gone into effect. Cambridge Police Department say as of now they’ve had no violations.

In January, the city council adopted the temporary curfew for those 16 years of age and younger.

The curfew is from 10 p.m. -5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Chief Justin Todd tells us although many were divided on the matter, the move has actually strengthened communication between the police department and community. “Our hope is to gather the data to find out where our holes are as a community, not just as a police department to serve our children better,” Chief Todd said.

“It’s not intended to give fines or get parents in trouble. It’s an education factor for not only the parents but for the community, leaders, and the police department to see where we need to go.”

Chief Todd says he does expect there to be violations once the weather gets warmer and more kids are outside.

The temporary curfew will stay in effect until June 30th.