Curfew for minors has been a law in Santa Clarita since April of 1991, and in recent years has not been on the top of the priority list for many deputies; however in response to community concerns and recent safety incidents, the station has decided to increase juvenile curfew enforcement throughout the city of Santa Clarita. Last Friday night, October 10th, 31 juveniles were detained, one vehicle was towed, and one e-bike was impounded. The curfew is working to make the town safer by reducing late-night disturbances, and allowing deputies to focus on public safety.

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Two of the thirty-one involved students in the curfew incident include Shaylyn Booth, and Kenzie Pavan. They have both said that they “agree that there should be a set curfew for minors;however there should be exceptions for certain circumstances”. Kenzie and Shaylyn were filling up gas when they got caught past curfew at about 10:05 p.m on Friday, October 10th, that’s when they were taken up to the station and given hours of community service and a hefty fine. 

When asked if Kenzie Pavan thinks that the curfew is making the city of Santa Clarita safer, she answered “Honestly, yes. I do think the curfew makes for cleaner and better streets. I just think I was caught at a bad time.”. When asked to elaborate on what exceptions she would like to be added to the law she answered “the punishment for simply being out past 10 is extremely harsh. A fine and community service is insane considering me and Shaylyn were simply getting gas just to get home. Not to mention we were not causing a riot or in a big group of people, and were following the law.”

Despite the curfew system not always detaining people with malicious intent, it is necessary to keep the streets of Santa Clarita safe. October 10th, 2025 proved as a warning call to the teenagers of Santa Clarita to home stay past 10 and that their actions have consequences.