Danville mayor proposes summer curfew for those under 18

DANVILLE — In response to an uptick in violence in recent weeks, Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer announced Tuesday night that the city will enact a more stringent curfew again this summer.

In "special" comments at the outset of the city council meeting, Eisenhauer said he will bring a resolution to aldermen next week outlining a temporary curfew for youth under 18 years old.

Eisenhauer also reviewed other initiatives in the city to address crime, including extra police patrols that will continue into the summer months; a focus by police on "hot spots" in the city; multiple law-enforcement agencies conducting sweeps for drugs, guns and those wanted on warrants; and on-duty firefighters spending time in city parks and neighborhoods as extra "eyes and ears."

Recent violence culminated last week with multiple shooting incidents that resulted in lockdowns at Danville schools on multiple days and a weekend shooting that injured one.

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