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by Toney Schmeler 9 min read

Will NYPD prosecute fare beaters?

But now, the office has told the NYPD that it will not be prosecuting fare beaters at all. Instead, prosecutors will “DTP,” or decline to prosecute, almost every case brought to arraignment. Given that, transit cops are expected to not even bother stopping turnstile jumpers, one police source said, predicting a “free for all.”.

Will cops stop busting turnstile jumpers?

Cops will stop busting turnstile jumpers: source. Manhattan turnstile jumpers can jump for joy — with both prosecutors and cops admitting they plan to look the other way starting today, sources tell The Post. The Manhattan DA’s office had in September announced that it will be going easy on most people arrested for fare beating — dismissing their ...

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