The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority police have made dozens of arrests and are seeking dozens more suspects after a wave of damage to the transit system’s new fare gates, according to crime data obtained by Channel 2 Action News.
Since the new fare gates went online June 1, MARTA police have arrested 40 people accused of damaging the gates and have issued 29 outstanding “be on the lookout” alerts for additional suspects.
One surveillance video from Lindbergh Center Station shows a rider attempting to push through a fare gate before smashing through the glass barrier. MARTA police said the woman was arrested minutes later…