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But Mr. Skoro was no mere hapless fare-beater.

Here were roughly 1,400 emergency alarms that rarely signaled an emergency, the alerts more likely to be set off by a rolling stroller than a renegade fare-beater.

Across the system on Wednesday, though, it seemed clear that another breed, the common fare-beater, still lurked.

After paying the summons, a fare-beater would save at least $62.