Street Takeover Triggers a Main Street Curfew
A large, unpermitted gathering of people and vehicles took over Main Street between Fifth and Ninth streets late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, with drivers doing donuts and burnouts at the Main and Seventh intersection, Stroudsburg Borough and Mayor Ellen Currie say. Two people were arrested in connection with the incident, Currie confirmed to WBRE/WYOU, though no injuries or confirmed property damage were reported. Video circulating on social media, including footage shared by the local page Walk With Blue, shows a Corvette and a pickup truck performing donuts and a burnout in the middle of Main Street. We saw the aftermath Sunday morning as we drove through Main Street. Guests at the Penn Stroud Hotel reportedly had to change rooms because of the disturbance, and businesses and residents reportedly called 911 during the incident.
Currie responded by declaring a state of emergency and issuing a nightly curfew for the corridor: no one may gather, congregate, assemble or remain part of a public gathering on the roadway or sidewalks of Main Street between Fifth and Ninth streets from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night, starting Sunday, Aug. 30, through 5 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4. Lawful passage by pedestrians and vehicles is not affected. “In light of the disgraceful behavior on Main Street last evening, I am issuing a curfew for the next few days, with plans to extend it into the weekend, if necessary,” Currie said. She said she is working with the Monroe County District Attorney's office, Stroud Area Regional Police and Borough Council, and may lift the restriction early or extend it depending on conditions.
