Tow Truck Mafia

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Story is from Mar 2022.

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When most people think of organized crime, they probably picture Tony Soprano’s “waste management” gig, the various drug cartels, or the body counts racked up by the Mafia in cities like New York and Chicago in decades past. But for the people living in Canada's most populous province, organized crime takes a very different but very real form: Towing. Yes, towing. Criminal enterprises have run rampant across Ontario's towing industry since at least the early 2000s, and the situation has resulted in unlawful tows, firebombs, and even murders across the Greater Toronto Area.

To understand why there's so much crime in Canada's towing industry, we have to back up and look at what many local organizations blame as being part of the problem: the way police call tow trucks to the scene of a wreck, and the lack of industry regulation.

Inside the Tow Truck Mafia: How Organized Crime Took Over Canada’s Towing Industry

Back alley deals, fake crashes, arson, and even murder—nothing is off limits in the ruthless world of Canada's towing companies.

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ST. LOUIS – The City of Calverton Park finds itself at the center of a fiery legal battle. A class-action lawsuit emerges in the wake of FOX 2’s in-depth coverage of towed cars and temp tag concerns.

ArchCity Defenders officially filed a class-action lawsuit against the City of Calverton Park on Monday, alleging the city has violated residents’ constitutional rights by illegally towing their vehicles from private property.

Calverton Park faces lawsuit after FOX 2’s extensive reports on towed cars and temp tags

The City of Calverton Park finds itself at the center of a fiery legal battle. A class-action lawsuit emerges in the wake of FOX 2’s in-depth coverage of temp tag concerns.

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Meh. City dweller problems.

 

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Onslow County towing company settles with Justice Department after service members cars towed and sold​

ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - The United States Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that they had settled with an Onslow County towing company that they say violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by towing and then selling vehicles without disclosing to the court that they were owned by servicemembers.

Justice Department officials filed a complaint on March 3 that claims that Goines Towing & Recovery, which is located near Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, had auctioned off, sold, or otherwise disposed of motor vehicles owned by eight servicemembers in violation of the SCRA.

Officials say that the SCRA provides a wide variety of financial and housing protections to members of the military.

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A Shady Tow Truck Tried to Haul Away a Moving Car, Then Chased After It

A San Francisco towing company with a history of predatory behavior tried to make off with a Corolla stopped at an intersection.

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