Crime & Safety
Upper Merion Institutes Curfew Through Wednesday Amid Looting
As protests have turned destructive at the King of Prussia Mall and elsewhere, the township has instituted a curfew through Wednesday.
UPPER MERION, PA — As protests have turned destructive at the King of Prussia Mall and elsewhere, Upper Merion Township has instituted a curfew through Wednesday, officials said.
The curfew will be in place from 8 p.m. Monday, June 1, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 2. It will go into effect again on 9 p.m. on Tuesday, and be lifted at 5 a.m. on Wednesday, June 3.
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Officials said the curfew was "in the interest of public safety." Similar curfews have been put into effect in Philadelphia and elsewhere as demonstrations protesting the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis have, in some instances, turned to violence and looting.
The King of Prussia Mall was one of the locations that was targeted by looters. Twelve individuals were arrested.
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