St. Louis Police seeking $453,000 from Metropolitan Towing
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Police Department has demanded that a privately run towing company pay nearly half a million dollars owed to taxpayers as part of lucrative contracts to impound cars.

KC to vote on towing crackdown
Tow truck owners and their attorneys turned out in force today to oppose proposed regulations against predatory towing practices.

New Windsor towing operator charged with insurance fraud
NEW WINDSOR ? The owner of a town towing company and body shop was arrested Wednesday after police said he overcharged GEICO Insurance for towing and storage services on four different occasions.

City Council Mulls Cap On Towing Fees
A City Council committee has sent a revised towing ordinance to the full City Council that includes setting a cap on fees in Kansas City.

Committee to hear testimony on alleged predatory towing practices
Kansas City’s Public Safety and Neighborhoods Committee will hold a public hearing today concerning a proposed ordinance prompted by complaints about towing of parked cars downtown.

Court Limits Damages In Teen's 2005 Towing Death
An appeals court has dealt a setback to the estate of a 17-year-old Waukesha boy killed in a 2005 towing accident.

Committee Discusses Proposed Towing Ordinance
Drivers have complained for weeks and now, a City Council committee is looking into the regulation of downtown towing.

Kansas City Leaders Consider Towing Rules
KCTV5's investigative team uncovered towing troubles last month, and members of Kansas City's City Council are trying to solve the issue.

Court limits damages in boy's 2005 towing death
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - An appeals court has dealt a setback to the estate of a 17-year-old Waukesha boy killed in a 2005 towing accident. The District 2 Court of Appeals says the estate of Joshua Reif can collect damages under the Worker's Compensation Act but nothing more.

Drivers Speak Out about Towing Changes
Kansas City council members are debating new rules on towing fees could change, this as towing companies say the proposals go too far.

Tallahassee To Get Bill Designed To Curb Predatory Towing
A local bill designed to crack down on predatory towing companies is headed for Tallahassee.

With new rules ready, KC committee complaints about towing
Jonathan De Haven can’t afford $1,000 to retrieve his car, which was towed a month ago from a private downtown parking lot.

Police letter to Metropolitan Towing demanding payment
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Hillsborough Legislators To Hear Views On Towing, Pension Bills
PLANT CITY The Hillsborough County legislative delegation will hear public testimony this morning on a bill designed to crack down on predatory towing companies. The legislation would give Hillsborough's Public Transportation Commission enforcement powers over towing companies that target cars on private business property without the owner's written permission.

Partnership between Georgia Tech Police and Parking & Transportation Department Leads to Improved University Towing ...
The Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) and Parking and Transportation Department today announced they have joined forces to improve university towing management and simplify vehicle recovery through the Complied Logic Corporation (C:LOGIC) Georgia Towed Vehicle Locator Initiative.

City overhauls towing landscape
With a prayer and a blessing, the city's new multi-zone towing program got under way at 12:01 a.m. Monday.

Report on fatal capsizing calls for review of towing practices
OTTAWA -- A new report on the capsizing of a sealing vessel while under tow last March said the Canadian Coast Guard should conduct a full review of its towing operations in ice, and reconsider its policy of leaving crew members on board a ship while being towed.

No Damages For Towing Company, Judge Rules
The owner of a towing company lost a Monday court battle seeking damages for lost revenue after the Rogers Police Department removed him from its call list. Jim Erwin will sue to get back on that list, his attorney said.

Report calls for review of coast guard towing policy
A report prepared for the federal Fisheries Department into the capsizing of L'Acadien II is calling for a full review of the coast guard's procedures for towing small vessels.

Kansas City Council Set to Crack Down on Tow Companies
The Kansas City Council is looking to crack down on what many people say are predatory towing practices by some local tow companies after complaints by people parking in the Power and Light District in Downtown. The city is considering an ordinance that would cap the fees tow companies are allowed to charge people who have their cars towed, which in some cases has reached into the hundreds of ...