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NJ.com PATERSON, NEW JERSEY  Paul Brubaker/The Star-Ledger)Paterson Mayor Jose "Joey" Torres, right, sits with the father of a soldier killed in Iraq. Torres wants to set a curfew to curb violence in the city.
A proposed citywide curfew has been removed from the city council's agenda, for unclear reasons, according to a report by the Record. Paterson Mayor Jose "Joey" Torres had proposed a midnight-to-7 a.m. curfew in the wake of several deadly shootings since late July that happened after midnight, the report said. Councilman Jeffrey Jones, the council president, who could not be reached for comment allegedly pulled the curfew vote, the report said. Under the proposed curfew, residents would not be allowed to loiter or congregate outdoors overnight, and violators would have faced a $2,000 fine and up to 90 days in jail. The curfew would last for two months and would bar people from loitering outside from midnight to 7 a.m. Violators would face up to a $2,000 fine and 90 days in jail. Mayor Joey Torres said the curfew would allow police to question people on the streets. There have been six homicides in Paterson this year.
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