Miami goes on lockdown amid Irma-looting fears
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Miami’s mayor on Sunday imposed a 12-hour curfew beginning at 7 p.m. in the wake of flooding and other damage caused by Hurricane Irma.
The Miami-Dade Police Department tweeted that it “will FULLY enforce” the lockdown ordered by Mayor Carlos Gimenez.
The mayor had announced on Saturday that he wouldn’t impose a curfew on Miami-Dade County “at this time,” but on Sunday said the move was needed “for the safety of our residents.”
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More than two dozen people were arrested in Palm Beach County for violating an open-ended curfew imposed at 3 p.m. Saturday.
In addition to the misdemeanor charge, which carries up to 60 days in jail, some of those busted could face drunken-driving and drug-possession charges, officials said.
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