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    My car was ‘illegally’ towed with $8k of equipment inside & I can’t get it back – there’s no way to find the operator

    By Ben Shimkus,

    2 hours ago

    SECURITY cameras caught the moment a driver’s professional car was snatched by a tow truck – but the car’s owner has no way of identifying the operator.

    A driver is speaking out after a seemingly unmarked tow truck grabbed his panel van , which had thousands of dollars of work tools in the back.

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    A driver spoke out after his work truck was towed from his home
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    Security footage captured the tow, but the driver can’t make out the company
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    Franky Jordan owns a white Ram ProMaster panel van, according to Missouri-based CBS affiliate KMOV .

    He parks the car on the street beside his home after work.

    But at 5 in the morning, headlights from a tow truck blared into his home’s security camera.

    Moments later, the truck, which didn’t have a discernable company marking on the side, snatched the ProMaster and took off down the street.

    Jordan said he couldn’t figure out who took his vehicle.

    “Please bring my van back,” Jordan pleaded with the tow operator during a television station interview.

    “There was no name on the truck. It was just a black tow truck.”

    Jordan said he needs the vehicle for work – it has more than $8,000 worth of equipment in the back.

    He said he is leaning heavily on his optimism while searching for his vehicle.

    “I’m a man who believes in faith and by faith, I’m a see this through,” he said.

    Jordan is not alone.

    Drivers in Kansas City, Missouri – a four-hour drive from Jordan’s home – also said they captured an unmarked truck snatching their cars from the street.

    Home security cameras outside a woman’s home caught a  black Chevrolet Silverado with an added towing cable in the back grabbing her car.

    The woman, named Amber, told Kansas City-based CBS affiliate KCTV that the car was parked legally in front of her home.

    But in the middle of the day, the Chevy pickup snatched her car in what she believes was a vehicle theft.

    What to do if your car is towed

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    Wrongfully or not, retrieving a towed vehicle can be a hassle.

    If your vehicle is towed after parking in a “No Parking” zone or other legitimate reason, there are a few steps to take to get it back.

    Steps to take when your car is towed:

    • Try to figure out why your car was towed. Did you not see a posted “No Parking” sign? Did you miss a car payment? Did you return to a lot where you have unpaid citations? Finding the reason can narrow down the phone numbers to dial.
    • Locate the vehicle. Most states, cities, or counties require towing companies to leave some form of contact information via a posted sign or sent by mail.
    • Recovery dates and times depend on the company that towed the vehicle, but those times will be posted to the website or can be recited by a representative.
    • Pay the fees. Be careful to be as prompt as possible, as some tow yards may charge storage fees by the day.

    If you feel your vehicle was wrongfully towed, contesting the action can be done with the following steps:

    • Be prompt – many states have a small window of time where it’s acceptable to file a complaint against a company that wrongfully towed the vehicle.
    • Gather supporting documents: photos, emails, receipts, police reports, and witness statements if applicable. The more evidence, the better.
    • Get familiar with your local laws, as laws for towing companies vary per state.
    • Try speaking with the towing company. Sometimes it may have been a simple oversight, and the matter can be resolved quickly.
    • Contact the Justice of the Peace in your area, as they may have more insight or resources to help. They are often utilized for towing cases.
    • Talk to a lawyer. Many lawyers have free case consultations, and depending on the case, it may be worth it to utilize a lawyer.

    Source: Oregon Department of Justice , National General , Rak Law Firm

    “It put me in a bad spot,” she said.

    “It’s really frustrating.”

    It doesn’t appear that the two cases are linked – Jordan’s tow truck appeared to be a Ford Superduty with a professionally modified tow hitch.

    But the towing occasions occurred after drivers grappled with a years-long increase in car theft across the US.

    Between 2019 and 2022, Americans experienced a 25% increase in car thefts, according to MarketWatch .

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