Citations Issued in Crackdown on Fare Evaders as Santa Monica Metro Enforces TAP-to-Exit Program
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- Опубликовано: 1 янв 2025
- SANTA MONICA, Calif. (September 10, 2024) - After a week of education and warnings, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) began issuing citations today to riders who failed to comply with the TAP-to-Exit Program at the downtown Santa Monica E Line station. The new program, launched last week, aims to enhance security, reduce fare evasion, and improve safety for all transit users. On Tuesday, September 10, 2024, Metro security issued several $75 fines to riders who did not properly tap their cards to ride on the Metro.
For the past seven days, Metro security had focused on educating riders about the new requirement, giving out warnings to those who failed to tap their cards upon exiting. However, as of today, enforcement is now fully underway, with citations being issued to ensure compliance. This measure is a part of Metro's broader efforts to promote fare compliance and deter unauthorized use of the transit system.
The TAP-to-Exit Program was initially tested at the North Hollywood station, where it successfully reduced incidents such as fights, drug use, and graffiti by 40%. Following this success, the program expanded to Santa Monica as a collaborative effort between the city, Los Angeles County, and Metro to improve public safety and address the challenges posed by unauthorized train riders in the downtown area. Santa Monica Vice Mayor Lana Negrete was on-site last week to observe the program's launch, where she engaged with deputies and joined them during their sweeps through the trains, reminding riders that they had reached the end of the line and needed to exit.
To support the new initiative, Metro has deployed a range of personnel, including Metro Ambassadors, the Metro Outreach Team, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Mental Evaluation Team (LASD MET). These teams have been present at the station to provide outreach, assistance, and support to passengers. The LASD MET, which includes a deputy sheriff and a licensed mental health clinician, specializes in crisis assessment, intervention, and targeted case management, reducing the use of force, minimizing unnecessary hospitalizations, and avoiding the incarceration of severely mentally ill individuals.
During the recent sweeps, Sheriff's Deputies, along with a K9 unit trained to detect explosives, conducted searches to further enhance security at the station. The K9, capable of identifying explosives and concealed firearms from a distance of around 50 yards, adds another layer of safety to Metro's efforts.
Metro Ambassadors continue to play a crucial role in maintaining a safe environment by connecting riders to resources, reporting maintenance and safety concerns, and supporting overall public safety efforts. Metro's Homeless Outreach Teams also engage with unhoused riders, linking them to necessary resources and services.
The TAP-to-Exit program is a key part of Metro's strategy to deter criminal activity, reassure commuters, and restore confidence in the transit system. "Metro programs like TAP-to-Exit, combined with the efforts of our officers, are crucial for achieving a safer community," stated Santa Monica Police Chief Ramón Batista.
As Metro fully implements the TAP-to-Exit program, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies and Metro Armed Security will continue to conduct comprehensive sweeps of the station, ensuring fare compliance, maintaining public safety, and providing outreach to passengers. Los Angeles County Board Chair Lindsey P. Horvath emphasized the importance of this initiative, stating, “Expanding the TAP-to-Exit program to the Downtown Santa Monica E Line Station is an additional way Metro is improving customer experience and safety. We encourage everyone to use public transit and benefit from these enhancements.”
Passengers are encouraged to remain vigilant and report any security concerns through Metro’s Transit Watch app or by contacting Metro security at 888.950.7233. In emergencies, passengers should dial 9-1-1.
The continued enforcement of the TAP-to-Exit Program, alongside the presence of Metro Ambassadors, outreach teams, and increased law enforcement, reflects Metro's commitment to providing a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for all transit users while promoting sustainable public transportation options in Santa Monica.
why did they not stop the homeless man and give him a 75 $ ticket honestly sick of the homeless thinking they can do whatever they want to long as they homeless it's all ready clear they don't follow laws or rules
i blame enforcements. if the homeless does not have 75 $; take all his belongings.
@@herewegoagain7403because the 4th Amendment says you can’t do that 😅 The British tried doing that once, it didn’t work out well for them
Gavin won't make any money from the homeless.
The homeless can do whatever they want… who’s stopping them
@@flanagamer pay the citation, have the possession back. it's locked up, just like a car would be. simple. they'll never do it again
20:46 You have one job! Dude needs to get fired, he just let that bum go right through, and then just shrugged it off for the camera.
It does seem unfair to the others who were fined.
Funny and it’s on camera.
He was white that's why.
Because he tries to stop him, then what? Homeless dude likely doesn’t have any ID, and will just give him a fake name. Best case scenario, they cite him, then what? You really think he’d pay the fine? With nonexistent money? And he’ll just do it again the next day anyways, unless actual police are present to stop him.
@@flanagamer Then what’s the point of all this then?
That mentally is why our cities are going to shit.
Why bother stopping shoplifters, why bother cleaning up our beaches , and why bother stopping the riffraff paying customers expect to be protected from.
So ya, why bother cops do their job?
criminals for the win!
See I appreciate this I do .
I use both buses and trains .
It’s a start .
18:43 Mother with son pacing to get through the gates to avoid getting caught with no tap card 😂
True. 😂
Setting a good example for the son. Pathetic Mom!
Thanks once again, Mr. Fabian, it’s good to have a great name in the city. Speaking of yourself. Seems like you’re well respected by the community there.. take it easy stay hydrated and city of Long Beach.
I was on the Metro D Line on Monday 9/9 and officers just wanted to check if your had a TAP card, not even to check to see if you used it. A character sitting next to me was asked to exit. If they aren't taken off early, who knows if they'll have a mental episode during the trip.
This new program is in its infancy. It will take some time to work out all the kinks and implement it system wide.
If you notice every single train that comes in, there's one person that gets a $75 fine. At least one.But the one homeless man that didn't do anything, they didn't do anything.
Probably because he'll never pay or show up to court. If a warrant is issued for his arrest as it result, the bail amount will be so low (under $51k) that he will not be arrested and issued another citation for the warrant. And the cycle continues..
it takes 20 employees to do this job? SO INCOMPETENT
2:28 that guy took the sheriff's drink 😂
He's recycling. 😂
Fabian, did you hear the Sea Hag of Venice Beach yelling in the background lol?
Same problem as the original fare gates on the SF BART train system. The fare gates are too easy to duck under or vault over. That is why BART is installing new fare gates that are about 6 foot high.
LA Metro will be testing new gates as well. I hope they use the ones BART chose. They are the best I've seen.
How many staff needed for one train. Staff need to be better placed
I’m sure the staff who are just standing around doing nothing could be made better use elsewhere
I was expecting my friend to be on this video getting a ticket. He’s been getting away with ripping off the metro system for decades. I rarely use public transportation but when he’s traveling with me I make him pay.
Boho go be a cop
Everyone Fare evades. You're here throwing shade and worse is that you're saying it as if you're doing something right 😂
@@Mister_Soyuz_on_YT no, only deadbeat losers fare evade. If everyone you know evades you need to find some new friends.
@@Mister_Soyuz_on_YTNo, not everyone evades fares. Tell yourself that to justify YOUR fare evasion.
@@mrxman581 if you don't fare evade you're clearly a sucker or loser
Hope they keep this level of security on the trains and stations. 😊
Really, you like your taxes going up. Because that's exactly what's going to happen. This nothing but a band aid on an artery bleed.
Another fascinating video. I've been at that station several times and never noticed it had three tracks. At the other end in East LA there are only two.
i bet 9/10 ppl aint even gna pay the citation
Then they will have a warrant
@lovelyla85 and than...and than...and than...and than...and than....................
@@bigbob16stuttering problem? 😂
Finally US is slowly becoming a civilized society, that's amazing! 😂
They use to do this before the pandemic. I guess things are getting back to normal lol 😅
@@lovelyla85 That's good 😀
It's election time.
@@Tomos13Three years of Covid affected many aspects of society. Still recovering, in many cases.
Love the train check videos
Sheriffs don’t play the courteous they mean business get out their way.
Here in Miami, FL. We have Metrorail which has been running since the late 1980s. Some of the trains are modern but nothing compared the trains in LA and SD. Anyway, our gates to enter the Metrorail stations are high like above your chest and its 2 swinging gates to let you in. It's nothing like what I am seeing in the video where I saw one homeless just squeeze thru to exit out. Sadly, we don't have a transit PD or even the local cops to monitor the Metrorail. It's a private contract company that manages it and they ain't the greatest at all. Also, the homeless here in Miami will board the Metrorail train n ride it all day and use the electrical outlets to charge up their cell phones. They won't kick out any of the homeless on the train.
Thank you L.A. County Sheriffs, because the police, D.A. or judges sure as hell aren’t doing anything to make the city better.
If they don’t pay their fare what makes you think they will pay the ticket?
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So the only people who received a citation, didn’t have a tap card with them or they didn’t have enough money on their tap card to exit the station?
No, you pay before you board with the money that you loaded on your tap card. Nothing is deducted at the exit. It verifies that you paid for your ride before you boarded the train
@@Tomos13 he posted a similar video a few days ago and a cop told a rider while he was exiting the station that the machine was deducting from his balance because the person didn’t pay before he got on the train
@@christianvelazquezKingz Ok, didn't know it could do that. Thanks
@@christianvelazquezKingzYes, but only if you don't pay when you first boarded. However, it doesn't charge you twice. It only verifies on exit and if you hadn't paid, when you were supposed to, it will deduct the fare on exit.
@@christianvelazquezKingzYes, but only if you don't pay when you first boarded. However, it doesn't charge you twice. It only verifies on exit and if you hadn't paid, when you were supposed to, it will deduct the fare on exit.
Sweet
With the lines of people tapping out, i think one side of the station's fare gates should be exit only, and the other enter only, so that people can come and go more easily. Great to see real change happening on the system!
Great Job !! Sheriff department in Los Angeles.
New York subway authorities should learn something from LA. Since they have so many problems with their subway
Haha the guy collecting recyclables took deputies drink
20:52 they missed one!
what’s the point.. he would never ever pay.
NYC needs this
That lady needs to speak clearly, not everyone understands ghetto
you don't understand her because you do not want to. went out of your way to utilize a comma mid-sentence, but forgot the period. you must have attended school in the "ghetto"
as soon as that guy learned they could read his card and it's transactions would catch him in a LIE he ran....LOL
6:22 Why do i remember that ladies voice from one of your previous videos.
She got hauled away, i remember that
Lets give it up for the camera man 👏
At 35:52 you have a foolish person checking her cell phone while she walks. Keep the two entirely separated. Know your surroundings. Inspect the phone for information, put it away and then walk.
How many fares does it take to equal the amount of salaries being paid to enforce this?
We should go to the police department and also check if all the funds are been used correctly,make sure everything is clean,pay checks,personal transportation and so on,they need to be monitored too and see how they like that.
and who follows UP to see the fines are paid ??
Are they checking for fares on the trains or just at the end of the line?
I think it's very retarded for them to check for TAP cards at the end of the line and not at the beginning of the line, I'm pretty sure they're not doing that
I've seen officers at the entrances now. Some don't need you to tap card to exit.
The tap to exit policy is new. They only just expanded from one end station to all end of line stations. This station is one of those end of the line station. Eventually, it will be implemented on all stations with turnstiles. Not all stations have turnstiles. Some LRT stations only have validators. Those are mostly on the older stations. They need to retrofit those stations.
What's the point of having the dog go through an empty train?
to check for hidden contraband or explosives
they have like 10 officers out there every day . What waist tax payer money. They only need more than 4
Not a waste. People can get crazy.
I disagree, four is not enough, I'm glad there's a security presence, there's a lot worse things your tax dollars are being spent on, mainly being pocketed.
that is not true, the more the security the better
Agreed. It's overkill because you also have Metro security guards. No more than 4 sheriffs are needed. They could cover 2 or 3 stations instead of just one.
@mrxman581 I like the extra security, whatever they're doing seems to be working, there's not as many nodded out junkies riding the train and violence in the stations and on trains is down to a minimum in general
CA public transit should make the rides free. It is costing big bucks to hire all these cops that dont want to be doing this sort of tedious fare enforcement work. Transit cops should be only there to deal with criminal activity and statute violations in the trains and stations. With all the money being wasted on ridiculous social issues in CA why not divert those funds and make public transit free for everyone in Los Angeles ?
Law sue for harassment for the LA county and a civil one against the officers.
And what happens when they don’t pay the ticket?
That’s yo ass Mr postman
How much does a tap card cost.is it good for a trip or a month or a year
The card itself costs $2. It never expires. You simply load whatever money you need on it, and reload it when you need more.
We don’t have anything like this in Montana
Because you're in Montana nobody lives there
No Metro public transit infrastructure in Montana?
How much is the typical fare?
is that fine on your record, like a speeding ticket? or is it a civil penalty for breaking the contract of use the metro
Wish Chicago had this many Officers at the stations or on the south side
Whoever designed our metro system should be sued. The worst system ever. Let's make sooooo many stations the honour system with no gates, no turnstiles, nothing. Just walk right on. And then we end up with so many homeless, meth heads and dangerous people threatening others on the system.
$75 ticket. Damn the bad luck.
12:43 Chicy pu jus stared at you .
Watch out Fabian. I got scared.
It's about damn time......
Actual passengers of Metro are outnumbered by Law Enforcement and Metro employees. Note NO enforcement for littering.
Not true.
LAPD and LASD always check for valid fares for TAP Cards and phones for each individuals.
Those are security you don’t have to stop for them.
Me encantan estos videos sígueme mandando notificaciones de santa módica también me gusta mucho tu ablado soy tu fan
Isn’t this paid for with tax dollars already? Why tf do we have to pay fares on this? Should be *FREE* for all!!
What a waste of resources just one station instead of other stations between DTLA and SM
Harris supporters
Our future president.
most of the trouble makers don't pay!
Talking about taking half the force off the streets
Why would they need all those security for one station? Deputy Sheriff, Metro armed officers, private security?
What law says people must tap to exit?
You expect a free ride.
@@markcary5928
I expect to tap my card when boarding and not forced into standing in line to exit
@SurlyRider2019 The problem is that people do not pay their way like everybody else. It always hurts the people that do pay.
@@markcary5928 and I tap my card every time I enter. My card is always full and never declined.
12 th here. I wanted to say too HEY SAM !
Make metro free then you can use these sheriff for law enforcement not fare evasion. Metro is paid for by tax payers anyways.
All this security on the for trains. Nothing for the buses. 😢. We transit bus drivers always get screwed from everybody. Have a nice day. 🖕
32:15 This Wiesel with a stolen bike is crying over $1.75? Tell him to try taking an Uber instead or maybe he should get a job and make some money so he can buy himself a vehicle!
And they will of course pay them, haha
If they don't pay, that's another violation just like a parking ticket.
This is the only private company that gets help from the authorities. Meanwhile retailers get told to hire private security or to protect their product behind cages. Ridiculous abuse of city taxes and public employees. Metro should be sued for this. Hire your own security like the rest of us!
Pretty sure the metro is publicly funded transportation. Not a private business.
LA Metro is a public transit agency and they're paying for all the personnel you see at this station. They pay millions of dollars to the LAPD, LASD, and LBPD for security.
However, LA Metro decided not to renew the contracts pass 2025 when LA will once again have their own in-house security force. Google before making uninformed comments.
No one will pay those fines
Then it will go to a warrant
22:20 Cute K9!
Glorified tax revenue collectors now.
Soon as election time is over, it will be back to normal.
Revelation 13:17 that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark or the name of the beast or the number of his name.
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Fare evaders should forfeit their pants and walk home in their underwear
Why did you need 4 idiots cops for one guy really don't they trained you at the academy fighting skills???
I feel sorry for the hard-working transit-dependent folks who have to suffer because of the loonies and the farebeaters.
This is pathetically redundant! Let me see if I get this to make sense. City tax dollars spent on sheriffs and security, issuing fines or tickets to the folks in poverty or homeless. They are broke and won’t pay the ticket, therefore it will convert to a bench warrant by Superior Court. Person gets eventually arrested, taken to jail- costing more tax payer dollars, released and then will do it again. 🤔
By George I think he's got it! It's called enforcing law and order. Just like issuing parking tickets. Some people ignore them and they could end up in jail, too with car impounded.
@@mrxman581 Homeless poverty folks don’t have cars. Pretty dumb inference!
This is what tax dollars should go for. Enforcement.
@@MiteshDamania Enforcement for the broke ? Ok.
@@victorespinoza8 That's what jails are for. We need more jail cells. Follow the law!
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Are they charging customers to exit? How does this work. Are you Santa Monica Closeup more than one person you are all over the place? 😂🤣 I have been watching your videos awhile. Several within the pass few days.
No basically if you pay to get on, you tap it again to exit, no extra charge, but if you sneak on it’s suppose to make it harder to exit off
@@lovelyla85Yes. I believe it verifies on exit if you paid your fare on entrance. If not, it deducts the fare on exit. If you don't have enough to cover the fare, it won't open the gate.
About $15,000 in police labor to nab those 25 freeloaders. What a way to spend our tax money.
This enforcement will eventually lead to more people riding and paying since 94% of the crime on the LA Metro is caused by people who don't pay. See how it's all connected?
You want to see them sit in an office instead?
What an absolute embarrassment, having a deputy with dyed red hair.
Looks like metro hires EX somethings I should apply 😅so I can be part of Gavin Newsoms waisted resources circus 🎪....
Public transport wants to be free!
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Vapid comment
This cesspool has the largest economy in USA. It's also seven largest economy in the world.
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@@TomSmith-ls5rn WHAT EVER
@@markcary5928 LOLOLOL, and you make my point. Enjoy chaos!!!!