Crime
15,700 Fare Beaters Arrested So Far In 2010
Whether it is lowlifes deciding to not pay, or similar individuals jamming MetroCard Vending Machines to sell rides for cash, fare evasion is a problem that continues to cost the MTA. A report that should appear in today’s New York Daily News looks at how 15,700 people have been arrested so far this year for […]
2 Metro-North Workers Accused Of Time Fraud
This past April (1, 2, 3) , a few bad apples in the MTA blue collar bunch spoiled it for the rest when they were found to have committed sick/work time fraud. Unfortunately the bad habits have found its way to the Metro-North as 2 workers have been accused of work time fraud. One of […]
Darius McCollum Bus Theft Update
Darius McCollum being escorted out of the 103rd Precinct Tuesday night after his recent arrest. Photo courtesy of Kendall Rodriguez for the New York Post. Almost 24 hours ago, I wrote about how notorious transit criminal Darius McCollum was once again busted. His latest crime involved the theft of a Trailways bus from a maintenance […]
Darius McCollum Busted Again
Darius McCollum being taken out of the 59th St.-Columbus Circle station by cops in June 2008. Photo courtesy of Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times For some people, bad habits are just too hard to break. This is especially true when it comes to Darius McCollum who has a long history of run-ins with […]
Last Of MetroCard Scam Trio Gets Sentenced
Late last month, I wrote an entry about a trio of scam artists who ripped the MTA off to the tune of $800,000 by selling free rides on the subway and the Long Island Railroad. The trio found a glitch in a Penn Station MetroCard Vending Machine (MVM) & hatched the plan shortly thereafter. Today’s […]
