New York City to send 800 more officers to police subway fare- beating

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New York City to send 800 more officers to police subway fare-beating
FILE - Police officers patrol in the passageway connecting New York City's Port Authority bus terminal and the Times Square subway station, Dec. 12, 2017. New York City plans to intensify a crackdown on subway fare-beating by sending at least 800 police officers specifically to keep watch on turnstiles, officials announced Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
FILE - Police officers patrol in the passageway connecting New York City’s Port Authority bus terminal and the Times Square subway station, Dec. 12, 2017. New York City plans to intensify a crackdown on subway fare-beating by sending at least 800 police officers specifically to keep watch on turnstiles, officials announced Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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Updated 3:57 AM GMT+3, March 26, 2024
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City plans to intensify a crackdown on subway fare-beating by sending at least 800 police officers specifically to keep watch on turnstiles, officials announced Monday.

It’s the latest in a string of recent moves to address concerns about safety and unruliness in the nation’s busiest subway system. Hours after the announcement, a person was shoved onto the tracks in East Harlem as a train was approaching the station. The train could not stop and the person was struck and was pronounced dead at the scene, the New York Police Department said.

A 45-year-old man was taken into custody. NYPD said the incident was unprovoked.

The NYPD said earlier Monday it plans to deploy hundreds of uniformed and plainclothes officers this week to deter fare evasion.

“The tone of law and order starts at the turnstiles,” department Transit Chief Michael Kemper said at a news conference. Chief of Patrol John Chell said the additional officers would fan out to various stations, based on crime, ridership statistics and community complaints.