Inside the NYPD crackdown on subway fare evaders
Summary
TLDRThe NYPD is implementing a strategy to combat violent crimes in the subway system by targeting fare evaders. The department believes that many criminals use the subway system to commit felonies, often starting with not paying their fare. By focusing on fare evasion, the police aim to identify and apprehend those with criminal histories or active warrants before they can escalate to more serious offenses. This approach has already led to the recovery of multiple firearms and the arrest of individuals with violent tendencies. The operation is part of a broader effort to enhance security and improve the quality of life for commuters.
Takeaways
- ๐ The NYPD is increasing police presence in subways to prevent violent crimes.
- ๐ Fare evasion is not the primary target; the focus is on criminals who commit violent offenses.
- ๐ Many crimes in the subway are committed by individuals who do not pay their fares.
- ๐ NYPD officers are looking for transit recidivists and those with active warrants.
- ๐ซ Recovering firearms and identifying criminals is part of the strategy to reduce felony crimes.
- ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Plainclothes officers are arresting fare evaders who may have warrants or be in possession of weapons.
- ๐ฐ The operation targets individuals who can afford designer clothing but choose not to pay the fare.
- ๐ฑ Officers use smartphones to check for criminal histories during encounters.
- ๐ Not all stopped individuals are arrested; some may receive civil summonses.
- ๐จโโ๏ธ The Transit Response Team engages with customers to provide a sense of security.
- ๐ Subway crime rates are down, but the NYPD aims to improve the quality of life for riders.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the NYPD's new tactic in the subways?
-The NYPD is focusing on fare beaters as part of an attempt to prevent violent crimes.
How does the NYPD relate fare evasion to violent crimes?
-The NYPD believes that many of the crimes in the subway system are committed by individuals who evade fares, and these individuals often go on to commit more serious violent offenses.
What is the NYPD's approach to fare evaders?
-The NYPD is not targeting fare evasion as a standalone issue but rather using it as a way to identify and prevent potential violent criminals and transit recidivists.
What happens when someone is caught evading fares?
-If the person has a criminal history or active warrants, they can be arrested. If not, they may receive a civil summons.
What is the role of the Transit Response Team in this operation?
-The Transit Response Team engages with customers, provides a sense of security, and is not fixed to a specific post or answering 911 jobs all day.
How does the NYPD identify potential criminals among fare evaders?
-Officers use their phones to run the person's name through the system to check for criminal history or active warrants.
What was the outcome of the NYPD's operation on the night mentioned in the script?
-Three people were arrested, all of whom had warrants.
How does the NYPD ensure they are not unfairly targeting riders who cannot afford the fare?
-The NYPD is not looking to single out riders who can't afford the fare. They focus on individuals with a history of crime or active warrants.
What was the number of MTA employees assaulted last year according to the NYPD?
-The NYPD reported 38 employees assaulted.
What is the significance of the number 1126 mentioned in the script?
-1126 represents the total number of career arrests resulting from the combined arrests of all 38 MTA employees who were assaulted.
How many people were observed not paying their subway fare during the three minutes the story aired?
-14 people were observed not paying their subway fare.
Outlines
๐ NYPD's Focus on Subway Fare Beaters
The NYPD is targeting subway fare beaters as part of a strategy to prevent violent crimes. The focus is not solely on fare evasion but on the fact that many criminals use the subway system to commit offenses. The police are looking for recidivists and individuals with active warrants, as well as those carrying weapons. The operation involves the Transit Response Team and Community Response Team, aiming to provide a sense of security and improve the quality of life for commuters. The NYPD is also recovering firearms and arresting individuals with criminal histories, emphasizing that fare evasion is often a precursor to more serious crimes.
Mindmap
Keywords
๐กFare Beaters
๐กViolent Crimes
๐กNYPD
๐กTransit System
๐กRecidivists
๐กCommunity Response Team
๐กCivil Summons
๐กTransit Response Team
๐กQuality of Life
๐กCareer Arrests
Highlights
Police officers, state troopers, and National Guardsmen are becoming more visible in the subways.
A specific group of officers is focusing on fare beaters to prevent violent crimes.
The NYPD is targeting people committing crimes in the subway, many of whom are fare evaders.
The NYPD believes that reducing fare evasion can ultimately reduce felony crime.
The NYPD is looking for transit recidivists, those who repeatedly commit crimes in the transit system.
The NYPD has recovered multiple firearms from individuals they encounter.
All three people arrested on a particular night had warrants.
The NYPD is not targeting riders who can't afford to pay; they are looking for those with a criminal history.
The NYPD issues civil summonses for those without a violent history or in need of services.
The operation is made up of the Transit Response Team and Community Response Team members.
The teams are not fixed to a post but engage with customers to provide a sense of security.
Subway crime is down, but the NYPD is working to improve the quality of life for riders.
In the three minutes of the story, 14 people were counted not paying their subway fare.
Last year, the NYPD arrested 38 employees for assaulting MTA employees, leading to 1126 career arrests.
The NYPD's approach is to use low-level offenses to get violent individuals out of the subway system.
The NYPD is using this tactic to ensure home safety and a better quality of life for riders.
The NYPD's presence in the subways is aimed at creating a deterrent effect on potential criminals.
The NYPD's strategy includes checking individuals for active warrants and criminal history on the spot.
The NYPD's approach is not to single out riders but to focus on those who pose a threat to public safety.
Transcripts
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YOU'RE WATCHING THE 5:00
NEWS.
AS MORE POLICE OFFICERS,
STATE TROOPERS, AND EVEN
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN HAVE BECOME
VISIBLE IN THE SUBWAYS, ONE
SPECIFIC GROUP OF OFFICERS IS
FOCUSING ON FARE BEATERS IN AN
ATTEMPT TO PREVENT VIOLENT
CRIMES.
FOX FIVE'S MICHELLE ROSS IS
LIVE IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN. AND,
MICHELLE, YOU ACTUALLY RODE THE
SUBWAY WITH THE NYPD. WHAT ARE
THEY SAYING ABOUT THIS TACTIC?
AND IF IT'S WORKING OR NOT?
NATASHA, IT IS WORKING. LAST
ARRESTS, AND THEY'RE WAITING TO
SEE WHAT THE LARGER IMPACT IS.
BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY FARE
EVASION THAT THE NYPD IS
TARGETING. THEY SAY THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE COMMITTING THE CRIMES
DOWN HERE, MOST OF THE CRIMES
DOWN HERE AREN'T PAYING THEIR
FARES. THEY'RE THEN GOING ON TO
BURDEN THE COMMUTERS PREY ON THE
COMMUTERS, COMMIT VIOLENT
OFFENSES, AND THEN GO ON TO
CREATE LAWLESSNESS THROUGHOUT
THE TRANSIT SYSTEM. ONE AFTER
ANOTHER AFTER ANOTHER, WITH THE
DOZENS OF FARE BEATERS OUR
CAMERAS CAUGHT JUMPING THE
TURNSTILE OR WALKING THROUGH THE
EMERGENCY EXIT TO AVOID PAYING,
YOU'D ALMOST THINK THE SUBWAY IS
AT A COST, ESPECIALLY FOR THIS
MAN.
WHAT? DON'T YOU SERIOUS?
PLAINCLOTHES OFFICERS ARREST
HIM AT THE UTICA AVENUE STATION
AFTER SAYING HE HAD A BENCH
WARRANT FOR A ROBBERY IN QUEENS
IN NOVEMBER, THE NYPD IS ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR FARE EVADERS BECAUSE
THEY SAY IT PREVENTS VIOLENT
CRIMES FROM HAPPENING. THE CITY
HAS BIGGER FISH TO FRY WHEN IT
COMES TO, YOU KNOW, FARE EVASION
AND FARE BEATERS. BUT THIS
PARTICULARLY GOES BEYOND THAT,
RIGHT?
AS I JUST TOLD THE TEAM
THAT'S GOING OUT THERE TODAY, IT
MAY LOOK LIKE A LOW LEVEL CRIME
AND IT MAY START OUT THAT WAY,
BUT REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF
PEOPLE WHO COME INTO THE SYSTEM
WITHOUT PAYING IS ULTIMATELY
REDUCING FELONY CRIME, BECAUSE
THESE ARE GOING TO BE THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE GOING TO HAVE GUNS.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE KNIVES,
THEY'RE GOING TO PUSH PEOPLE ON
THE TRACKS.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR TRANSIT
RECIDIVISTS THOSE WHO REPEATEDLY
COMMIT CRIMES IN THE TRANSIT
SYSTEM. AND CHANCES ARE THE NYPD
SAYS THEY'RE NOT PAYING THEIR
FAIR BEFORE COMMITTING THE CRIME
.
WE RECOVER MULTIPLE FIREARMS
FROM ENGAGING INDIVIDUALS FOR
THAT, WE ENCOUNTER HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE WITH ACTIVE WARRANTS.
OF THE THREE PEOPLE ARRESTED
THURSDAY NIGHT, ALL HAD
WARRANTS. ONCE A PERSON JUMPS
LOOK THEM UP ON THEIR PHONE TO
SEE IF THEY HAVE A CRIMINAL
HISTORY, WHICH IS HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW, AND HE IS BEING
ARRESTED FROM THE PALM OF THEIR
HANDS. POLICE RUN THE PERSON'S
NAME THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND ARE
IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED IF THEY'RE
DEALING WITH A RECIDIVIST. THE
NYPD SAYS IT'S NOT LOOKING TO
SINGLE OUT RIDERS WHO CAN'T
AFFORD TO PAY. THIS MAN WHO WAS
NABBED WAS SPORTING A MONCLER
JACKET AND GUCCI BAG, A DESIGNER
OUTFIT WORTH A FEW THOUSAND
DOLLARS. BUT BY NOT PAYING THE
$2.90 CENT FARE, HE PUT HIMSELF
IN THE SPOTLIGHT. HE HAD A
WARRANT AND WAS IN POSSESSION OF
THIS PEPPER SPRAY OFF TO THE
PRECINCT. HE WENT TO GET
PROCESSED. NOT EVERYONE WHO WAS
STOPPED IS PUT IN HANDCUFFS,
THOUGH.
YOU NEVER KNOW. MAYBE THIS
PERSON IS A RUNAWAY. NEEDS HELP.
WE CAN OFFER THEM SERVICES.
WE'RE NOT LOOKING. WE'RE NOT
LOOKING TO PUT THOSE PEOPLE IN
JAIL. WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE
RECIDIVIST.
IF THE PERSON DOES NOT HAVE A
VIOLENT HISTORY AND NOT IN NEED
OF SERVICES, A CIVIL SUMMONS IS
USUALLY ISSUED. THIS OPERATION
IS MADE UP OF THE TRANSIT
RESPONSE TEAM, WITH MEMBERS OF
THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM.
THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO BEING
ON A FIXED POST, AT A TURNSTILE,
AT A FIXED POST, ON A PLATFORM,
BEING A SLAVE TO THE RADIO,
ANSWERING 911 JOBS ALL DAY.
THEIR MAIN JOB IS TO BE OUT IN
ENGAGING WITH CUSTOMERS,
PROVIDING A SENSE OF SECURITY.
AND ALTHOUGH SUBWAY CRIME IS
DOWN, MANY RIDERS STILL DON'T
SURE ITS PRESENCE IS FELT.
THESE ARE EXACTLY THE TYPE
PEOPLE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
A LOW LEVEL OFFENSE AND USE IT
TO GET VIOLENT PEOPLE OUT OF THE
BY CARRYING OUT THESE
OPERATIONS, THEY'RE WORKING TO
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
HOME SAFELY. AND IN THE THREE
MINUTES THAT OUR STORY JUST
AIRED, WE SAW A COUPLE OF LARGE
GROUPS COME THROUGH HERE. WE
COUNTED 14 PEOPLE THAT DID NOT
PAY THEIR SUBWAY FARE COMING
INTO THE TRAIN STATION HERE. AND
TO GIVE YOU SOME MORE NUMBERS,
LAST YEAR, THE NYPD SAYS IT
ARRESTED 38 EMPLOYEES FOR
ASSAULTING MTA EMPLOYEES. NOW IF
WE COMBINE THE ARRESTS OF ALL OF
THOSE 38 PEOPLE, THAT COMES OUT
TO 1126 CAREER ARRESTS. WE'RE
LIVE AT THE BARCLAYS CENTER
TRAIN STATION IN BROOKLYN.
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