(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Wednesday August 20, 2014, at 2:20 a.m., a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on patrol observed two female youth walking along Inkerman St. West near Victoria Ave. North in Listowel.
The officer determined that one of the girls was 16 while the other was 15 year of age. The 15 year old girl was apprehended and transported to the North Perth OPP Detachment in Listowel. Her mother was contacted and advised to pick up her daughter.
Upon handing the girl over to her mother, the officer informed her that he was enforcing a provincial curfew under authority of the provincial Child and Family Services Act. This curfew states that; children under the age of 16, found in a public place or in a place of public entertainment between midnight and 6 a.m., without an authorized responsible adult, will be picked up by police. The parent or guardian will then be contacted to retrieve the child.
Parents, the onus is on you to know where your children are at all times, and if they are staying at friends, be sure this is communicated between parents so you know this to be the case.