{"id":1420,"date":"2026-06-07T10:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1420"},"modified":"2026-06-07T10:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:37:19","slug":"metro-cops-issue-807-tickets-arrest-51-in-new-bus-fare-enforcement-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1420","title":{"rendered":"Metro cops issue 807 tickets, arrest 51 in new bus fare enforcement campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Metro started its crackdown on bus fare evasion on May 24, and the cops aren\u2019t messing around.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1418\">Trump\u2019s troop reversals in Europe could cost millions and have left soldiers in limbo, officials say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So far, the Metro Transit Police Department has issued 807 citations for not paying the $2.25 bus fare, plus arrested 51 for various charges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not going to be arrested for fare evasion. They\u2019re going to be arrested for failure to comply or other things,\u201d Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority General Manager Randy Clarke told Washington\u2019s WTOP-FM.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Among the 51 people arrested, 11 had outstanding warrants, according to WUSA-TV.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Not every rider has been deterred from dodging the fare by the new campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m gonna be so honest with y\u2019all. We did this today. We just got somewhere to be,\u201d one rider, who did not provide their name, told WDVM-TV on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1416\">Spearfisher killed in Australia\u2019s third fatal shark attack in 4 weeks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other riders are supportive of the new emphasis on fare enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt keeps everyone in line. That\u2019s the only thing I can say about it,\u201d a rider, who did not provide their name, told the Maryland TV station.<\/p>\n<p>Metro officials have said that nearly 70% of riders on Metro buses don\u2019t pay, one of the highest rates in the nation, and that if fares continue going in that direction, the agency faces a $50 million loss this fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1414\">Defense Department slashes its religious designations list from more than 200 choices to 31<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metro started its crackdown on bus fare evasion on May 24, and the cops aren&#8217;t messing around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107,6],"tags":[1044,1045],"class_list":["post-1420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news","tag-metro-transit-police-department","tag-washington-metropolitan-area-transit-authority"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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