Three Jamestown residents face charges after children under their care were allegedly attacking other people, smashing windows out of a residence and interfering with police work early Wednesday morning.

The charges come the same day Jamestown police reminded city residents through a social media post of the city’s 10 p.m. curfew for those under 16 years of age to be off the streets.

According to a police report, Mercedes B.C. Baca, 35, William J. Morse Sr., 44, and Katherine T. Morse, 38, of Jamestown were all cited city curfew violations and endangering the welfare of a child at 2:46 a.m. Wednesday after officers responded to an east side address for a report of juveniles attacking people in the area and smashing out windows on a residence. The youths fled before police arrived, but the description of the youths, numerous complaints and previous incidents led officers to the youths’ residence. While officers investigated the first complaint, an additional group of three youths were out on the street after curfew and allegedly refused to comply with numerous warnings to leave the area and return home. Officers charged the two youths from the first incident when the second group of youths began approaching patrol vehicles and tried to open the patrol vehicle doors. After failing to comply with officers’ orders to return home the officers began to charge the second group of youths as well. One of the youths allegedly tried to run from officers and then allegedly tried to hit an officer before being taken into custody.

Police report William Morse Sr. and Kathering Morse were failing to control their child, who police said is continuously found committing crimes before and after city curfew hours. William J. Morse Sr. and Katherine T. Morse were each charged with a curfew violation and endangering the welfare of a child. Baca was allegedly in charge of four of the youths, all of whom she allegedly failed to exercise control over. She was cited for four counts of curfew violations and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child for failing to exercise control over her child, who police said is continuously committing crimes before and after the city’s 10 p.m. curfew.

All three were taken to the city jail until they could be arraigned before being released to be in court later.

The Jamestown Police Department said in a Facebook post Wednesday that officers have seen a heavy increase of juveniles under the age of 16 present in the streets during the overnight hours.

“To be clear, these juveniles have frequent contacts with JPD and are committing criminal acts to include criminal mischief, assaults, stealing, and riding motorized bikes on the streets along with other crimes,” the department said in the Facebook post. “Parents, guardians and those who have custody and control of such minors will be held accountable for juvenile actions in addition to the juveniles being petitioned to the appropriate court.”

The city’s curfew laws state no youth under the age of 16 years will be on the streets, alleys or the city’s public places between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or other person having legal custody or control of the youth. The curfew does have exceptions for youth whose job or education makes it necessary to be out after 10 p.m. as well as youth going to and from school or a church-sponsored activity. Exceptions do not apply when youth are playing or unnecessarily loitering in or upon in streets, alleys or public places.

City law also states no parent, guardian or other person having the legal care, custody or control of any child under 16 years of age shall knowingly allow or permit any such child to go or be in or upon any of the streets, alleys or public places in violation of the curfew.

“Residents are encouraged to continue reporting criminal activity,” city police said.