Kaplan residents now have curfew hours to follow

KAPLAN ­— The town of Kaplan now has curfew hours.
At Tuesday’s city council meeting, the council adopted curfew hours that pertain to everyone in the city.
The first proposed ordinance stated that no one in Kaplan could walk, ride a bike, or an electric bike between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., Monday through Sunday.
Police Chief Josh Hardy requested the curfew hours, hoping to slow down crime at night in Kaplan.
One Kaplan alderman was not comfortable with the proposed hours.
“I do not think that rights and freedom of other people should be infringed upon because the cops can not do their job,” said Alderman ustin. Johnson. “I walk to my neighbors at night and don’t want to be stopped by the police and questioned walking from house to house.”
Kaplan attorney Woody Woodruff told Johnson that the police could stop and question him long before a curfew occurred.
Johnson said he felt the curfew hours were too early and asked if the aldermen could change the hours.
Johnson made a substitute motion to change the curfew hours from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.
The aldermen approved the new curfew hours.
The new curfew hours will go into effect in 10 days.