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TfL has an army of 500 revenue officers and a team of crack investigators tackling fare evasion (pictured: a plainclothes inspector watches fare-paying passengers pass through at Forest Green station)

How to catch a fare dodger: TfL's war on ticket evaders as workers launch sting operations in pursuit of brazen passengers who owe thousands

A quick skip through the gate behind someone else; forcing the barriers…
$100-an-hour subway guards are holding doors open for fare beaters, sleeping on the job

$100-an-hour subway guards are holding doors open for fare beaters, sleeping on the job

Apparently, nobody’s watching the watchmen. Private security guards hired by the Metropolitan…
MTA delaying emergency gate openings to thwart fare evaders – as critics sound alarms over safety: ‘Putting people’s lives at risk’

MTA delaying emergency gate openings to thwart fare evaders – as critics sound alarms over safety: ‘Putting people’s lives at risk’

The MTA has gone off the rails with its fare evasion crackdown,…
Guess Which States Fare Best and Worst in Education?

Guess Which States Fare Best and Worst in Education?

Best: Mississippi.  Worst: Oregon.  The Urban League performed this calculation to…
England and Wales's theft hotspots: Interactive map of 36,000 neighbourhoods lays bare streets flooded by thefts... so how does YOUR area fare?

England and Wales's theft hotspots: Interactive map of 36,000 neighbourhoods lays bare streets flooded by thefts… so how does YOUR area fare?

Almost all of the country’s top 100 theft hotspots are in London, according…
Heavily pregnant Michelle Keegan (left), 37, and husband Mark Wright (right), 38, were subjected to a terrifying burglary at their £3.5million mansion in Essex on Tuesday

England and Wales's burglary hotspots: Interactive map of 37,000 neighbourhoods lays bare streets with most break-ins… so how does YOUR area fare?

Streets lined by multi-million pound homes in London’s swanky Mayfair and Soho…
MTA installs metal shields on turnstiles at NYC subway station in latest feeble attempt to stop fare beating

MTA installs metal shields on turnstiles at NYC subway station in latest feeble attempt to stop fare beating

The MTA slapped new metal shields atop a row of turnstiles at…
Brit award-winning pop star, 30, hit with £546 penalty after failing to pay £38.90 train fare

Brit award-winning pop star, 30, hit with £546 penalty after failing to pay £38.90 train fare

SINGER Celeste has been hit with a £546 penalty after failing to…
'A Life That Was Worth So Much More Than $2.50!' Bus Driver Fatally Shot Over Fare

'A Life That Was Worth So Much More Than $2.50!' Bus Driver Fatally Shot Over Fare

Three juveniles were arrested following the fatal shooting of a Georgia bus…

Taxi driver allegedly stabs young passenger over his fare in Sydney

A taxi driver has been charged after allegedly stabbing a passenger in…