The scam involves your car being held "hostage" and you being forced to pay a large amount of money to get it back.

Tow truck drivers are accused of towing away vehicles without just cause and then demanding a ransom, of sorts, for the ...

Los Angeles drivers are warned by the DA's Office about 'tow truck bandits' who scam victims at accident scenes with ...

The driver of a tow truck made life miserable for some Sherman Oaks residents after the hauler launched a pickup into a ...

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A new video is circulating the internet of a car on fire at a gas station and a tow truck driver's quick thinking. The fire ...

Crime Boston man charged in alleged tow truck scam Prosecutors have accused Tyrone Rutledge, of Boston, of allegedly extorting an unidentified victim for money after he towed her car.

Prosecutors have charged a Boston tow truck operator with trying to extort a woman whose car he towed while driving with a suspended license. Tyrone Rutledge, 33, was arrested over the weekend and ...

Peel Regional Police say officers have arrested 18 people and seized more than $4.2 million in assets following the dismantling of a Brampton-based organized criminal network linked to the towing ...

Southern California motorists are being warned of a scam involving tow truck companies targeting people who’ve been in a car accident and retaining vehicles until payment is received.