Curfew enacted in Black Mountain after rise in crime
THE WAY FROM FORT CAMPBELL.
AND WELCOME TO COUNTY, THE TOWN
OF BLACK MOUNTAIN HAS
INSTITUTED A CURFEW FOR
RESIDENTS DUE TO SAFETY RISKS
AND AND INCREASE IN CRIME
WREL'S DESTINY. PATTERSON SPOKE
WITH PEOPLE STILL LIVING IN
THAT AREA ABOUT THE CONCERNS
THEY'VE NOTICE.
>> YOU CAN SEE THIS CAR OFF THE
ROAD HERE. WE'VE BEEN SEEING
SIGHTS LIKE THIS THROUGHOUT
BLACK MOUNTAIN AND NOW THE
FOCUS IS ON CLEANING UP DEBRIS
AND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE
HAVE POWER AND WATER. THE TOWN
IS UNDER CURFEW FROM 07:00PM
UNTIL 06:00AM UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE. THAT'S LARGELY DUE TO
HOW DARK IT GETS BECAUSE POWER
HAS BEEN RESTORED YET. PEOPLE
IN THE AREA TELL ME THAT
THEY'VE HAD ISSUES WITH CRIME.
I'M ALREADY HAD TO RUN OFF 3
DIFFERENT GUYS. SO WE'RE TRYING
TO GET IN THESE HOUSES BECAUSE
>> WE'RE ONE OF THE ONLY
FAMILIES THAT STILL HERE.
THERE'S A U.S. THERE'S A HOUSE
3 DOORS DOWN THE HOUSE ACROSS
THE ROAD HERE IN THAT TO YOU,
SIR, WHERE THOSE PEOPLE, THE
PARTNERS AT THE U.S., BUT ALL
THESE HOUSES FOR EVERYBODY,
A MERRY, THEY'RE STAYING WITH
>> THE SHELTER. YOU CAN'T HAVE
NIGHT LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT.
AND IT'S SO DARK WITHOUT
ANYBODY'S STREET. LIGHTS OR
PORCH LIGHTS ON. SO I KNOCKED
ON THE DOOR AND YOU DON'T MOVE.
>> SOME PARTS OF THE TOWN DO
HAVE POWER, BUT MOST DOWN TOWN
SAYS THAT THEY'RE WORKING TO