Age restrictions, scope highlight discussion of Starkville scooter ordinance
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Starkville aldermen ban Bird scooters
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Aldermen still mulling juvenile curfew after second hearing From left, Mark Ballard, Sandra Sistrunk and Lynn Spruill
Aldermen plan to wait two to four more weeks before a final vote on a citywide juvenile curfew, following a second public hearing on the matter Tuesday at City Hall.
Police Chief Mark Ballard, who fielded aldermen’s questions at the hearing, has asked for an ordinance establishing a juvenile curfew and truancy law to decrease auto burglaries and, in turn, mitigate juvenile crime.
If passed, the curfew would apply to ages 17 and under. It would run from midnight to 5 a.m.
As mentioned in the first public hearing in May, many variables contribute to juvenile crime, Ballard said, but auto burglaries are often the key component in Starkville. Minors steal firearms out of vehicles and then use those weapons to commit violence, he said. Just this year, 36 firearms have been stolen out of vehicles as of Tuesday, he said.