MBTA fare evasion crackdown: Here’s how many people were caught in the first 6 weeks

Six weeks into its increased crackdown on fare evasion, the MBTA has issued dozens of warnings but not yet any monetary fines to riders caught dodging fare gates.

Under a new system rolled out in September, the T will afford each rider one warning before staff begin doling out citations.

The agency’s “fare engagement representatives” issued 85 warnings from the program beginning on Sept. 8 through this Monday, according to MBTA data…

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