It might be the most forgotten ordinance throughout all of the communities of Harvey County: curfew. All of the communities in the county, excluding Burrton, do have some form of curfew ordinances on their respective books. However, violations are few and far between. “Generally speaking, it’s an education thing, and officers routinely tell the juveniles to get home and make sure the parents know they were contacted and are headed home,” Newton Deputy Police Chief Scott Powell said. “That being said, the curfew violation does give us authority to stop and speak with juveniles out past curfew to make sure they are OK and see what they are doing. The vast majority of contacts we have are very positive, educational and enforcement action is not taken.”
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