Phony cabbie nabbed at JFK: cops
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Odalis De Los Andeles, 47, was arrested at JFK Monday.
A phony hack was nabbed at John F. Kennedy Airport Monday afternoon by two cops who had recognized the suspect from previous arrests, a Port Authority Police Department spokesman said.
Odalis De Los Andeles, 47, was trying to hustle unsuspecting travelers at Terminal 4 around 2 p.m., offering them cab rides without having proper Taxi and Limousine Commission credentials, PAPD Spokesman Al Della Fave said.
"He's one of the frequent hustlers," Fave said. "He's been arrested more than 20 times."
Plainclothes PAPD Officers Tom Koster and Paul Pogozelski were scouting out the turf on the arrivals deck when they spotted De Los Andeles.
Koster had collared him three times before and Pogozelski had pinched him twice in the past, Della Fave added.
When the officers spotted the man, the suspect then saw the familiar cops and took off, Della Fave said.
"He ran up the escalator toward the Air Train," he said. "He resisted a bit but they managed to gain control of him."
De Los Andeles - who was known to charge upwards of $ 100 for a ride to Manhattan that would normally cost a flat-rate of $ 45 - was charged with illegal solicitation of ground transportation, resisting arrest, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct, Della Fave said.
The PAPD has recently doubled their sting operations to a minimum of four each month to target the problem that's been plaguing area airports, Della Fave added.
Between July and November, 705 illegal cars were seized and 15,667 summonses were issued to hacks who preyed on riders at NYC airports, according to figures from the TLC.
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