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>>> IF YOU RIDE THE SUBWAY,
THERE’S NO DOUBT AT ONE POINT OR
ANOTHER YOU’VE SEEN FARE
EVADERS, THOSE WHO ENTER THE SYSTEM WITHOUT PAYING.
YOU MIGHT HAVE EVEN ASKED
YOURSELF, WHY AM I PAYING THE
FARE WHEN OTHERS DON’T.
THE NYPD, OFFICERS HAVE WRITTEN
SUMMONS OR ARRESTED MORE THAN
105,000 PEOPLE WHO DIDN’T PAY
THIS YEAR.
TONIGHT, MARC SANTIA TAKES US
UNDERGROUND FOR AN EXCLUSIVE
LOOK AT WHAT THE DEPARTMENT SAYS
IS A CHANGE THAT IS HERE TO
STAY.
>> Reporter: ON THE CONCRETE
COVERS OF THE CITY THAT NEVER
SLEEPS LIES A SECRET HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT.
IT TAKES JUST SECONDS AND OUR
CAMERAS SPOT THEM.
SUBWAY FARE EVADERS.
YOUNG AND OLD, MEN AND WOMEN,
HOPPING OVER TURNSTILES,
CRAWLING UNDERTURNSTILES,
SHIMMYING THROUGH TURNSTILES,
DOUBLING UP, AND HOLDING THE
EMERGENCY DOOR OPEN. >> WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES YOU
THINK IT’S OKAY TO NOT PAY THE
FARE.
>> Reporter: ALL OF THESE
ILLEGAL MOVES COST TAXPAYERS
NEARLY $300 MILLION LAST YEAR.
>> IT’S TIME FOR EVERYONE TO PAY
THEIR FARE.
>> Reporter: ON THE THE SIDE OF
THE TURNSTILE, A SURPRISE FOR
SUBWAY FARE EVADERS, AN
UNEXPECTED MEETING WITH A UNIFORMED OR PLAIN CLOSED MEMBER
OF NYPD’S TRANSIT DISTRICT 4.
MOST STOP AT THE REQUEST OF
POLICE, BUT THERE WAS THIS GUY,
WHO HOPPED THE TURNSTILE AND
WHEN CONFRONTED BY POLICE, DID
AN ABOUT-FACE, HOPPED BACK OVER
THE TURNSTILE, AND TOOK OFF
RUNNING.
HE WAS ARRESTED ON STREET LEVEL.
CHIEF MICHAEL KEMPER SAYS,
WHAT’S DRIVING THE CITY’S
CAMPAIGN?
>> IT’S NOT FAIR TO THE PAYING
CUSTOMER.
>> Reporter: SINCE THE ADAMS
ADMINISTRATION, THE MAYOR HAS
VOWED TO CRACK DOWN ON QUALITY
OF LIFE ISSUES IN THE SUBWAYS,
AND THE NYPD HAS BEEN TIGHTENING
THEIR GRIP.
INSPECTOR STEVEN HILL WON’T GIVE
AN EXACT NUMBER.
>> YOU MAY BE SITTING NEXT TO AN
OFFICER AND NOT EVEN REALIZE IT.
THIS IS THE THING WE WANT TO
DRIVE HOME.
WE WANT THE BAD GUYS TO KNOW AS
WELL AS THE GOOD PASSENGERS THAT
PAY THEIR FARE. >> Reporter: WHEN ASKED IF THE
NYPD IS UNFAIRLY TARGETING A
SPECIFIC GROUP --
>> THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY HAS
MANY PROGRAMS FOR LOW INCOME
PEOPLE.
>> THIS IS NOT ABOUT TARGETING
PEOPLE.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT ARRESTING
PEOPLE.
THIS IS ALL ABOUT CORRECTING
BEHAVIOR.
>> YOU WOULD BE AMAZED AT HOW
MANY FARE BEATERS WE ARREST THAT
HAVE A WAD OF CASH IN THEIR
POCKET.
WHEN WE TAKE CARE OF THE LITTLE
THINGS, THE BIG THINGS DON’T
HAPPEN.
>> WE’RE STOPPING PEOPLE THAT
ARE ATTEMPTING TO WALK INTO THE
SUBWAY SYSTEM WITH WEAPONS.
>> THESE ARE PHOTOS OF SOME OF
THE WEAPONS, INCLUDING GUNS AND
KNIVES, TAKEN FROM FARE EVADERS
BY TRANSIT TEAMS ACROSS THE
CITY.
>> THIS IS A MAJOR HUB, ONE OF
THE BUSIEST IN THE CITY.
>> Reporter: ON THIS DAY, WE
HEAD OUT WITH INSPECTOR WILLIAM
HANGOUT
HOUT AND HIS TEAM.
YOU MIGHT NOTICE NYPD TRANSIT
TEAMS ARE ALWAYS ON THEIR
PHONES.
>> WE USE A PHONE FOR
EVERYTHING.
WE GET MULTIPLIERS.
WE GET INTELLIGENCE.
WE GET INFORMATION ABOUT MISSING
PEOPLE.
SOMEONE WHO’S NOT SAFE.
WE GET INFORMATION FROM WANTED
PERPETRATORS.
>> Reporter: PERPETRATORS LIKE A
WANTED KILLER AND A SUSPECTED
SERIAL SLASHER, BOTH ARRESTED BY
TRANSIT DISTRICT 4 THIS SUMMER
WITHIN 24 HOURS OF EACH OTHER
AFTER BEING SPOTTED EVADING A
FARE.
>> THAT’S NOT TO SAY THAT
EVERYBODY WHO EVADES THE FARE IS
A BAD ACTOR.
>> Reporter: THAT’S WHY THE NYPD SAYS THEY’RE ROLLING FORWARD
WITH THEIR CRACKDOWN ON QUALITY
OF LIFE ISSUES.
THIS IS NO SECRET THEY WANT
EVERYONE TO KNOW.
>> THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE