Pirro Launches Crackdown on Parents of Teens Behind D.C. ‘Takeovers’

The announcement marks one of the toughest anti-juvenile-crime initiatives unveiled in Washington in years and comes after months of growing frustration over large groups of teens flooding entertainment districts, assaulting people, vandalizing businesses, and clashing with police in areas like Navy Yard and the U Street Corridor

“Starting now, parents? You’re paying the bills,” she said. “And if you allow them to continue? We’re gonna prosecute you.”

Videos of massive teen gatherings overwhelming restaurants, retail stores, subway stations, and public streets have circulated widely online over the past year, fueling criticism that city leaders failed to respond aggressively enough.

Pirro sharply criticized the Muriel Bowser administration and the D.C. Council for what she described as years of weak enforcement and political hesitation.