In a follow up to a 7 Action News investigation, Scott Lewis takes a deeper look at Larson's towing, a company many people say are towing their cars for no reason.
I work in law enforcement and we get call about this all the time . It even happened to my wife and daughter while they were at a McDonald's eating when they came out there car was gone . I made some calls and found the towing company they tryed to charge me 400 dollers for the tow and storage . When they found out I was a police sergeant they told me there would be no charge . I asked about all the other people that they tow that are eating in McDonald and they tow there cars they told me the people only have a half hour after that they can tow them . I called the owner of that McDonald's and told him what was going on it turned out that the person he had running the place was getting a kickback from the towing company for every car they towed .the owner put a stop to it and I now pull over towing trucks from that company every chances I get Iv handed out quit a few citation to them for diffrent things .
That's just sad. I know that some other fast-food franchises still have a 30 minute time limit after which they claim to have the right to tow the customer's vehicle. That kind of shady tactic could backfire on them though if someone needs more than 30 minutes to eat because they have a disability. Towing their vehicle for being a slow eater could lead to a lawsuit for discrimination against the disabled!
fore,tow banditts like that,only one solution,brake his arms,legs,and bust his kneecaps,maybe that vill teach him a lesson,concrete,slippers,could be a last alt
I've seen this before: The owners of the mall wants the restaurant and their using the towing company to harass the owners. It's actually a very common trick.
@@andyzeus6898 Yes, if it can be proven. That's the big problem. While one might suspect that some shady deal has been made, there usually isn't the kind of hard evidence that one would need to prove it in a court of law.
@@phillipwatson5515 Maybe if you're running a small-time grill restaurant like that you probably don't have the money to bring in construction crews and cement trucks to build a new carpark. Also, you need to own the land to do something like that so it'd cost millions probably.
If that was my restaurant I would be going to the land lord and filing charges against the land lord for loss of business. The land lord is the one hiring this disgusting tow truck driver.
+Gerrod Richardson even tho, there is still a loss in the amount of customers, something the law covers as Comercial Assets, she should sue the heck out of that place
You would actually have to prove that the landlord was conspiring what's the towing company to commit such act. Yes the landlord has the right to choose whatever company they want to hire as the towing company. unless they're specific evidence saying they were acting in concert together, there would be no legal grounds to go after the landlord.
You would think I mean I highly doubt there's a law that says" if you own a towing company and you're going around stealing peoples cars then it becomes a civil matter" Yeah I hardly doubt that exists so why is nothing being done about this...
Our college apartment complex had issues with residents parking in visitors spots. So they started just towing everyone without checking for ownership stickers. One of the drivers tried to do it on a saturday night. He got the shit beat out of him by a few people. He had a history of doing it so nobody felt bad for him.
phydeauxddog this is illegal And is a criminal act, if I towed a random person's car I'd be down for auto theft so this should be no different , And tow truck drivers have been arrested for this in the past
@@etherraichu Then why does this video show Judge Judy *proving* that it is illegal, and awarding damages accordingly? Get your facts straight, if it's been proven illegal law enforcement agencies everywhere should be on the lookout for this tow truck scammer.
I've seen worse, imagine coming out of your house to go to work in the morning and finding out your brand new truck had been towed out of your driveway because they claimed it was a abandoned derelict.
I had BOTH my vehicles towed from the apartment complex we were living in at the time, simply cuz the live-in manager had a chip on her shoulder regarding us. She was a crazy drunk. She tried taking us to court, but the company that actually owned the property refunded all my money. 😝
Form an organization called Citizens Offence Prevention Service (COPS). With all the video present in our lives who need to spend millions on a trial and then house and feed them? They will get out and do it again. I'm just sayin...
That guy whose car was damaged should have sued the property owner. If they contracted with Larson's to tow the car, they're just as responsible. Easy win in Small Claims Court.
Why should he sue? They even said he works at the hospital and they don't allow hospital parking there. I'm betting that tow driver is dead on when he says 99% go there after the fact
@paulnovak833 And he also said he and his coworkers go there to eat for lunch and that would make him a CUSTOMER. I'm also pretty sure he parks in the employee parking lot at the hospital and that it's a shorter walk than parking in the diners parking lot.
Something doesn't add up here. Why would the shopping center owner pay for towing of its own customers? Why wasn't the shopping center owner interviewed?
That was not the property owner. She was the owner of the business who rented space in the mall. I suspect that the landlord was getting a cut of the towing fees, but there was no evidence pro or con presented for that.
This has happened to me before in Ybor City Tampa. I was in a Cuban restaurant and they towed me from a customers only lot. Plus they damaged the rear end of my car. It took me 11 months to get them to small claims court to get reimbursed for the tow fee and my damages. The judge was very upset with them and gave them a nice lecture. I have not gone back to the restaurant since. Which is a shame because they have great food.
It ain't no shame. They do not deserve your business since they screw customers around, costing them time, money, and frustration. Heck you should have posted on "Yelp" for others to know about that restaurant's policies.
They most likely didn’t have a contract in the first place....The business I worked at in Albuquerque NM back in 2012 had a similar issue and the tow company was freelancing.
The real question is why can the police never find the criminals and news journalists can? Second question is how has this guy managed to keep his towing license?
This is the problem with tow truck companies. They shouldn’t be able arbitrary tow vehicles. Tow truck companies should only be able to tow vehicles on request of property owners and the authorities.
Commissar0617 First of all, it’s a Grand Cherokee, not a Cherokee. Either way, both are four wheel drive vehicles, not all wheel drive, so as long as the transfer case is in two wheel drive, the front drive line is free from the rear, and can be towed w/o dollies. Leave towing comments to tow operators.
I had a tow truck driver for a neighbor once, and he loved telling stories that ended with him taking out his tire iron, his pistol, or both, to deal with a tow victim...
The only thing I learn from this, is if you work for a thieving company you can get away with almost anything. A thief if you get caught you can or do get arrested. The law can be so blind.
All the worthless police would have had to do was arrest the towing operator once for car theft of a diners employees car and they could have put a stop to it.
Maybe when nobody goes to the shopping center anymore because of this and stores move out the building owners may rethink renewing there. Contract lol ... just a thought for the fat tow guy.
this is why i ALWAYS take a picture of where i'm parked and any signs and make sure it has a timestamp. that serves two purposes, one it shows the parking spot, and 2, if the car is damaged by a towperson who wrongfully tows it, there is evidence that it wasn't that way when they hooked it.
grahame belton it seems like it's only if it's a revenue generating or drug related offence the police would take action. It just doesn't 'pay' to solve real crimes.
There was a cop watching when they did it to me, I had my LEASE IN MY HAND AND SHOWED HER. she told me "it's wrong but I can't stop them" and basically told me she would want to attack them if it was her car but if I did I would go to jail obviously...
Nope, she wasn't lazy, she was on my side, the issue is the law. The fact that the manager could abuse the law to harm me, but I cannot defend myself without spending thousands of dollars in court. Money let's you get away with anything.
The same car, belonging to the owner of the restaurant, being towed 6 times should be some form of harrassment. Why are the police not doing something about that?
The restaurant needs to invest in a little security camera system and have a big sign letting customers know that they will provide copies of security footage upon request.
the business can sue the towing company for loss if business. just to let everyone know. ive driven tow truck and if any damage is caused while your car is hooked to a tow truck ( no matter the reason) the tow company is legaly obligated to fix your car.
The parking lot owners are the main ones who can put a stop to it. I smell brother in law b.s. or kick backs to them from the money he is raking in. Also make complaints to whoever regulates the towing companies in that state they are usually pretty good on enforcing these crooked tow companies and will jerk their licence from them.
Your right the property didn't seem that busy, the parking wasn't full to capacity, property owners must been getting a piece of the action, to make up additional revenue.
I'm wondering why isn't this thief behind bars? Grand theft auto if a felony regardless if you have a high visibility vest or logo on a tow truck or not...it's stealing either way you look at it...
Nope, gotta take them to court, it costs more to take them to court and you have to get your car anyway because it takes months. It happened to me, I went to a lawyer, they told me not to persue it.
I'm serious, please go step up to a cop, I'm already missing a tooth from when I was your age and thought the world was fair. Keep it up kiddo, life is going to treat you so well with your attitude you dumb fuck.
Terry Tiell I don't understand how this isnt auto theft, he has no deal with the shopping center owners or anything he is literally stealing cars, that is a criminal act at this point That is no different than someone towing your car out of your driveway
This is why I like my town. They did the opposite, they made multiple 2 hour parking lots into free all day parking for anyone first come first serve. It has helped downtown workers a ton
The same thing happened to me at IHOP in Los Angeles. I told him that I ate there. But IHOP handled it very differently. They personally drove me to the towing company and they paid for my car being towed. And they apologize to me. Detroit is obviously a very different place…
Major chain vs a 1 location restaurant. Who's owner is personally out $2,400 in just having her car towed 6 times (at $400 a pop)... Might not just be the city/state that's different.
To Tom Larson: If you do NOT want to keep getting sued by law-abiding vehicle owners to the point where Judge Judy had to lose her temper against you, then do NOT tow the vehicles of law-abiding citizens.
I had a tow company tried that some years ago. I was in a supermarket walking out when I saw the tow truck getting ready to tow. I called the police identified myself as a L.E.O. and confronted the tow driver. I told him plainly touch this SUV and you go to jail. The tow company was stripped of it's license
I was picking up a frozen load from DFW area. The freezer warehouse was butted up against a Love's T/S. I was early for load. I'm parked in the bullpen area outside the gate. I went in to T/S for a quick shower and coffee. Walked out and was booted. This tweaker came to the truck and wanted 175.00 to take off the boot. "If you don't unboot the truck, we're going to have serious problems." She went and got some guy and he said "did you threaten my ol lady?" I told him what I told her as the police arrive. Showed the cop my Ratecon for pick up and delivery, cop told him he'd better unboot the truck, he's legally parked and you're now interfering with interstate commerce. Dude took it off😎
there was a couple wrecker services in Indianapolis a few years ago that tried getting away with this and they caught hell for it a couple guys even beat the piss out of the spotter after it was on the local news stations. The city came down hard on them i think one of them ended up being shut down and several new ordinances got put in place to stop predatory towing
we had one company here in Buffalo doing the exact same thing called Jim Mazz Auto thing is they were brought down with a thug by the US Department and the FBI and they shut them down.
I managed a tow company in Detroit for a few years and in MI a tower can not legally tow a vehicle with out filing a police report prior to hooking it.
Carl Bruschnig, Jr yea, cause I'm sure he leaves the vehicle unattended and unlocked so you can open the hood. Smh Better off to just beat the shit out of him.
David Perry pour paint remover over hood.Water base so it won't eat through your plastic soda pop container...that will make their day..fn ss holes...lol
STILL IN BUSINESS! Despite all this happening in 2014, Larson's is still in business in 2022, and according to Yelp, is still towing people's cars left and right. Also, Larson's is still delinquent in payments to suppliers and employees (According to Glassdoor, several former workers have not been paid!). Finally, customer reviews state Larson's is rude, slow to respond to messages, and charges additional fees on top of the $400.
Recently in San Antonio,Texas the owner of a towing company got sentenced to 45 years in prison for charging higher than normal towing fees and illegal practices and everyone who worked in the office got sentenced as well. Texas doesn't fuck around.
in the state of California you could parking lot for one hr not 55 minutes nor 58 minutes one hr after that you're car can be towed away. if anyone gets there 🚗 tow go to your local police department and talk to your. tow operation officer. take your receipt by law the tow company must give you a receipt of the tow.
I couldn’t imagine going somewhere to eat or shop and come out to find out my car got towed illegally. I’m curious how those assholes even know that the cars are customers/ employees or not.
Why do THEY (the towing company) have to provide proof that the car owners were parked illegally ? A time-stamped picture would be sufficient. The car owners could use their restaurant recpts (if they pay via debit or credit card) as evidence that they were in the establishment. It's insane that this guy has been getting away with fraud for so long.
Welcome to America. Happened to me, the manager of my apt was insane and hated me for some reason, went to a lawyer and they told me its pointless. It costs way more to sue them than to pay.
The only time anyone can legaly tow an automobile is when the police requires the automobiles moved away from a crime scene, or the owner of the automobile request that they're automobile is moved.
Darkness, WRONG, any property owner can tow a vehicle on their property and the tow service will only ask for proof that they own the land the car is on. If you are going to try and sound smart google first...
There is no such thing as "illegal parking" on private property. Property owners decide how they want people to park, not the goobermint. Any parking problems are 100% civil issues.
I had a tow company screw me out of over $400 like this. I was able to show receipts proving I was shopping when I was towed but owner didn’t care and dared me to take him to court. I paid the money and over the next year any time I saw one of their trucks and could I would poke holes in the sidewalls of the tires with a pick. It made no noise and worked great. One time I was able to crimp the metal transmission cooler line shut with some vice grips I wish I knew how many transmissions they went through before they caught that one. Sure they screwed me out of $400 but it cost them a lot more.
This is organized crime! Put these theifs behind bars! Sue them for allt they are worth! Auction off their trucks and property and recompense the victims and the rest should go to the police department!!
Not proud but we caught a spotter for a janky towing company here in St.Louis. We dragged him out of his car took his car keys and threw em' in the sewer with his wallet and phone. He couldn't identify anyone, (we were gone) the company soon abandoned the contract after multiple spotters quit.
I work in law enforcement and we get call about this all the time . It even happened to my wife and daughter while they were at a McDonald's eating when they came out there car was gone . I made some calls and found the towing company they tryed to charge me 400 dollers for the tow and storage . When they found out I was a police sergeant they told me there would be no charge . I asked about all the other people that they tow that are eating in McDonald and they tow there cars they told me the people only have a half hour after that they can tow them . I called the owner of that McDonald's and told him what was going on it turned out that the person he had running the place was getting a kickback from the towing company for every car they towed .the owner put a stop to it and I now pull over towing trucks from that company every chances I get Iv handed out quit a few citation to them for diffrent things .
That's just sad. I know that some other fast-food franchises still have a 30 minute time limit after which they claim to have the right to tow the customer's vehicle. That kind of shady tactic could backfire on them though if someone needs more than 30 minutes to eat because they have a disability. Towing their vehicle for being a slow eater could lead to a lawsuit for discrimination against the disabled!
You’re awesome!
You are an angel 😇
Keep up the good work, officer!!
glad you are doing your part, crooked companies have no place today, times are hard enough as it is.
Why in the world can't the owner of the towing company have been arrested for grand theft auto?
guy most likely has a buddy on the force providing cover for the thefts.
fore,tow banditts like that,only one solution,brake his arms,legs,and bust his kneecaps,maybe that vill teach him a lesson,concrete,slippers,could be a last alt
because police got their share!
Most cant prove they were legally parked.
"Most cant prove they were legally parked." - So the actual news story you are commenting on says the exact opposite because.... Reasons?
He's probably evading taxes as well if he wants cash only, no paper trail.
I can't think of a tow company that's doesn't take cash only
I've seen this before:
The owners of the mall wants the restaurant and their using the towing company to harass the owners. It's actually a very common trick.
That would be Conspiracy, a serious offence.
@@andyzeus6898 Yes, if it can be proven. That's the big problem. While one might suspect that some shady deal has been made, there usually isn't the kind of hard evidence that one would need to prove it in a court of law.
Why dont the company build a separate parking bay for their staff
@@phillipwatson5515 Maybe if you're running a small-time grill restaurant like that you probably don't have the money to bring in construction crews and cement trucks to build a new carpark. Also, you need to own the land to do something like that so it'd cost millions probably.
@@andyzeus6898 You are right, if the restaurant using the tow truck company to harass you, you can sue the restaurant.
If that was my restaurant I would be going to the land lord and filing charges against the land lord for loss of business. The land lord is the one hiring this disgusting tow truck driver.
I believe the shopping centre paid the employees towes
+Gerrod Richardson even tho, there is still a loss in the amount of customers, something the law covers as Comercial Assets, she should sue the heck out of that place
Yeah, the landlord is causing a loss of business and can be sued heavily for that. Little ceasars there should be able to help get some coin.
@Hgyvtfygyhuh Ygihvutctvnininnin You're an asshole.
You would actually have to prove that the landlord was conspiring what's the towing company to commit such act. Yes the landlord has the right to choose whatever company they want to hire as the towing company. unless they're specific evidence saying they were acting in concert together, there would be no legal grounds to go after the landlord.
A car towed illegally should be considered stolen and the wrecker driver should be charged with felony grand theft auto
You would think I mean I highly doubt there's a law that says" if you own a towing company and you're going around stealing peoples cars then it becomes a civil matter" Yeah I hardly doubt that exists so why is nothing being done about this...
These towing services are liars! They need to be charged with crimes, not just civil suits.
Our college apartment complex had issues with residents parking in visitors spots. So they started just towing everyone without checking for ownership stickers. One of the drivers tried to do it on a saturday night. He got the shit beat out of him by a few people. He had a history of doing it so nobody felt bad for him.
The city knew about this and let it continue.
phydeauxddog this is illegal And is a criminal act, if I towed a random person's car I'd be down for auto theft so this should be no different , And tow truck drivers have been arrested for this in the past
What does that tell you about a City run by DemocRATS?
Its not technically illegal, thats the problem
@@etherraichu Then why does this video show Judge Judy *proving* that it is illegal, and awarding damages accordingly? Get your facts straight, if it's been proven illegal law enforcement agencies everywhere should be on the lookout for this tow truck scammer.
Yes city officials are paid off by two company.
grand theft. those towers should all be jailed and the owner sued into poverty.
I've seen worse, imagine coming out of your house to go to work in the morning and finding out your brand new truck had been towed out of your driveway because they claimed it was a abandoned derelict.
God I hate tow companies. There needs to be federal laws against these crooks.
I had BOTH my vehicles towed from the apartment complex we were living in at the time, simply cuz the live-in manager had a chip on her shoulder regarding us. She was a crazy drunk. She tried taking us to court, but the company that actually owned the property refunded all my money. 😝
hes going to piss off th wrong person stealing their car and $$$, w no witnesses present to save his ass. He deservs a major beat down
Top Of Th Food Chain Raell he deserves broken legs. We have to stop jailing people, and handle this corrupt behavior ourselves
Form an organization called Citizens Offence Prevention Service (COPS). With all the video present in our lives who need to spend millions on a trial and then house and feed them? They will get out and do it again. I'm just sayin...
Screw the beating.. We as citizens have the right to protect that which we value the most.
Read into that what you wish.
that's right piss somebody off that don't care, Bible Says those who live by the Sword Die By The Sword.
Man n TX there is a GOOD CHANCE you'll get shot over this shit NOOO JOKE
That guy whose car was damaged should have sued the property owner. If they contracted with Larson's to tow the car, they're just as responsible. Easy win in Small Claims Court.
Robert Munson you're a idiot
Thanks douchelips
Why should he sue? They even said he works at the hospital and they don't allow hospital parking there. I'm betting that tow driver is dead on when he says 99% go there after the fact
Tow truck companies have lobbies in state government. Almost in every state, the towers are not responsible for damages.
@paulnovak833 And he also said he and his coworkers go there to eat for lunch and that would make him a CUSTOMER. I'm also pretty sure he parks in the employee parking lot at the hospital and that it's a shorter walk than parking in the diners parking lot.
Cops and tow companies walk hand in hand. Wealth generating machines.
😂 ok
CALL THE COPS --- THEY ARE PROBABLY GETTING A CUT.
Something doesn't add up here. Why would the shopping center owner pay for towing of its own customers? Why wasn't the shopping center owner interviewed?
Michael Mangold probably. Ecause the shopping center owner or manager is receiving 25% of the fees paid for each tow.
Michael Mangold the towing company,and the property owner= the guilty parties
The company claimed it was towing people who were going to the med centre next door cause it was free parking
Ryan James she is not the property owner. She is a tenant.
That was not the property owner. She was the owner of the business who rented space in the mall. I suspect that the landlord was getting a cut of the towing fees, but there was no evidence pro or con presented for that.
This has happened to me before in Ybor City Tampa. I was in a Cuban restaurant and they towed me from a customers only lot. Plus they damaged the rear end of my car. It took me 11 months to get them to small claims court to get reimbursed for the tow fee and my damages. The judge was very upset with them and gave them a nice lecture. I have not gone back to the restaurant since. Which is a shame because they have great food.
What is the name of the restaurant?
You should go back help them fight against these tyrants!!
It ain't no shame. They do not deserve your business since they screw customers around, costing them time, money, and frustration. Heck you should have posted on "Yelp" for others to know about that restaurant's policies.
Why would the shopping center keep the contract with him?
They most likely didn’t have a contract in the first place....The business I worked at in Albuquerque NM back in 2012 had a similar issue and the tow company was freelancing.
@@WilliamBrinkley45 They said in the video he had a contract with the shopping centre.
The real question is why can the police never find the criminals and news journalists can?
Second question is how has this guy managed to keep his towing license?
simple the news crew aren't on the criminal's pay roll
This is the problem with tow truck companies. They shouldn’t be able arbitrary tow vehicles. Tow truck companies should only be able to tow vehicles on request of property owners and the authorities.
I hope you still believe that if somebody parks in your driveway and it takes 3 days to get the car removed
@@sissybitchkendall3615 Most folks would have it moved asap not 3 days. My drive way less than 3 minutes. It's called a Silverado HD.
I think the owner of the cars should sue the tow truck company, included the tow truck driver.
@@sissybitchkendall3615 That would fall under "towed upon request of the property owner... dumbass.
It may be he's in kahoots with an owner or even the cops. happens a lot actually. Not isolated.
90% of two companies are shady characters.
Shaun Elemens ditto
Most of us are honest. Scum bags like Larson ruin it and give people like you a false sense of knowing what you’re talking about.
you see that wrecker towing the cherokee from the ass end? NO DOLLIES, WTF!
Commissar0617
First of all, it’s a Grand Cherokee, not a Cherokee.
Either way, both are four wheel drive vehicles, not all wheel drive, so as long as the transfer case is in two wheel drive, the front drive line is free from the rear, and can be towed w/o dollies.
Leave towing comments to tow operators.
@@Mr666Rev I am a tow op. I don't trust the Jeep transfer case, they're known for having issues when towed from rear
I had a tow truck driver for a neighbor once, and he loved telling stories that ended with him taking out his tire iron, his pistol, or both, to deal with a tow victim...
That works until the owner of the auto shots first and often!
The only thing I learn from this, is if you work for a thieving company you can get away with almost anything. A thief if you get caught you can or do get arrested. The law can be so blind.
All the worthless police would have had to do was arrest the towing operator once for car theft of a diners employees car and they could have put a stop to it.
Not that simple tough guy. He has a contract with the building owners. The victims are forced to go to civil court and follow the process.
Jesse jesse Want to bet that the city was getting a cut.
Maybe when nobody goes to the shopping center anymore because of this and stores move out the building owners may rethink renewing there. Contract lol ... just a thought for the fat tow guy.
once all the businesses leave it will be too late to go after mall lot owner. .thus is just greed
This is a bad practice for the people involved in this scheme...
These guys who do this need to get charged with "Grand Theft"
They need to be taken out back and shot.
The reason was so they could steal money.
this is why i ALWAYS take a picture of where i'm parked and any signs and make sure it has a timestamp. that serves two purposes, one it shows the parking spot, and 2, if the car is damaged by a towperson who wrongfully tows it, there is evidence that it wasn't that way when they hooked it.
Let me get this straight. They stole their cars and the cops said it was a civil matter?
grahame belton it seems like it's only if it's a revenue generating or drug related offence the police would take action. It just doesn't 'pay' to solve real crimes.
There was a cop watching when they did it to me, I had my LEASE IN MY HAND AND SHOWED HER. she told me "it's wrong but I can't stop them" and basically told me she would want to attack them if it was her car but if I did I would go to jail obviously...
FuturePants just not right..shows how lazy some cops are
Nope, she wasn't lazy, she was on my side, the issue is the law. The fact that the manager could abuse the law to harm me, but I cannot defend myself without spending thousands of dollars in court.
Money let's you get away with anything.
FuturePants I stand corrected. .apologies to the police
the owner of the tow shop is a rip-off art he's is a thief.
And so is the owner of the shopping center who is in business with him
richland1980 even if was doing this legally he still a shot charging them triple
Warren Qualls ugh
Warren Qualls shopping center owners are getting kickbacks
At what point can the police call this fraud or theft.
One word: Spotters. They tell the Towing company who to tow
Ultimately it’s the tow company’s responsibility!
@@jaredcook4577 Not when they are doing it legally...
The same car, belonging to the owner of the restaurant, being towed 6 times should be some form of harrassment. Why are the police not doing something about that?
They're busy sitting at speed traps and cruising around looking for someone to pull over.
Take his towing licence away. Make him pay for it.
I praised the 7 action news to take action, when those suppose to served us is not doing anything. Thank you 7 Action News.
The restaurant needs to invest in a little security camera system and have a big sign letting customers know that they will provide copies of security footage upon request.
the business can sue the towing company for loss if business. just to let everyone know. ive driven tow truck and if any damage is caused while your car is hooked to a tow truck ( no matter the reason) the tow company is legaly obligated to fix your car.
@@g1967 its Greek for AUTO CORRECT SUCKS
Not in Michigan
The parking lot owners are the main ones who can put a stop to it. I smell brother in law b.s. or kick backs to them from the money he is raking in. Also make complaints to whoever regulates the towing companies in that state they are usually pretty good on enforcing these crooked tow companies and will jerk their licence from them.
Your right the property didn't seem that busy, the parking wasn't full to capacity, property owners must been getting a piece of the action, to make up additional revenue.
I’m looking for that Judge Judy episode.. 😂
Me too i cant find it either
Anytime you do wrong you will never prosper. That’s why the company is having such a hard time
I'm wondering why isn't this thief behind bars? Grand theft auto if a felony regardless if you have a high visibility vest or logo on a tow truck or not...it's stealing either way you look at it...
Nope, gotta take them to court, it costs more to take them to court and you have to get your car anyway because it takes months.
It happened to me, I went to a lawyer, they told me not to persue it.
Flux_time you go ahead and physically stop the police from doing what they want and tell me how that works out for you kid.
I'm serious, please go step up to a cop, I'm already missing a tooth from when I was your age and thought the world was fair. Keep it up kiddo, life is going to treat you so well with your attitude you dumb fuck.
He's a thief plain and simple.
Terry Tiell I don't understand how this isnt auto theft, he has no deal with the shopping center owners or anything he is literally stealing cars, that is a criminal act at this point That is no different than someone towing your car out of your driveway
Don't forget liar.
This is why I like my town. They did the opposite, they made multiple 2 hour parking lots into free all day parking for anyone first come first serve. It has helped downtown workers a ton
Sue them, they have defamed her business and they have towed the cars improperly.
With all of the bad press given them -no pun intended, the news agencies really do some good in their communities! Keep up the great work Channel 7!
The thing is the tow company gonna change it name and location but still pull the same scam.
The same thing happened to me at IHOP in Los Angeles. I told him that I ate there. But IHOP handled it very differently. They personally drove me to the towing company and they paid for my car being towed. And they apologize to me. Detroit is obviously a very different place…
Major chain vs a 1 location restaurant.
Who's owner is personally out $2,400 in just having her car towed 6 times (at $400 a pop)...
Might not just be the city/state that's different.
To Tom Larson: If you do NOT want to keep getting sued by law-abiding vehicle owners to the point where Judge Judy had to lose her temper against you, then do NOT tow the vehicles of law-abiding citizens.
Great reporting 👏
He's a coward and so are the people who work for him.
I had a tow company tried that some years ago. I was in a supermarket walking out when I saw the tow truck getting ready to tow.
I called the police identified myself as a L.E.O. and confronted the tow driver. I told him plainly touch this SUV and you go to jail.
The tow company was stripped of it's license
I was picking up a frozen load from DFW area. The freezer warehouse was butted up against a Love's T/S. I was early for load. I'm parked in the bullpen area outside the gate. I went in to T/S for a quick shower and coffee. Walked out and was booted. This tweaker came to the truck and wanted 175.00 to take off the boot. "If you don't unboot the truck, we're going to have serious problems." She went and got some guy and he said "did you threaten my ol lady?" I told him what I told her as the police arrive. Showed the cop my Ratecon for pick up and delivery, cop told him he'd better unboot the truck, he's legally parked and you're now interfering with interstate commerce. Dude took it off😎
This is theft and extortion. Put the criminals in prison!
The medical researcher says it should be illegal.
On this side of the pond, it is illegal, and has been for the last 5 years.
BedsitBob it is illegal, but.... lawyers.
It's illegal the problem is a good lawyer will get you out of anything
there was a couple wrecker services in Indianapolis a few years ago that tried getting away with this and they caught hell for it a couple guys even beat the piss out of the spotter after it was on the local news stations. The city came down hard on them i think one of them ended up being shut down and several new ordinances got put in place to stop predatory towing
Street justice. Or we can call it social disobedience leading to a change in the law.
Brandon Peterman lol @ that spotter getting his ass kicked 😂
we had one company here in Buffalo doing the exact same thing called Jim Mazz Auto thing is they were brought down with a thug by the US Department and the FBI and they shut them down.
Damn, I used to shop at that grocery store in that mall and had no idea. I'm lucky
its as simple as this👉...if your vehicle is towed without your permission, it should be considered theft.
Small or big Evil is Evil and Evil must be eliminated at any cost.
reallky, if you know what evil is
I know what evil is. Corruption is covered under blanket of evil.
You're "boycotting" the parking lot, not the restaurant.
The shopping center owner should be sued for illegal towing or close the shopping center
I managed a tow company in Detroit for a few years and in MI a tower can not legally tow a vehicle with out filing a police report prior to hooking it.
I would do something worse than putting sugar in their diesel tank. I would put silica gel crystals in their fuel tank.
Cup of water. And gas into the oil crankcase.
And just for laughs, oatmeal into the radiator.
Carl Bruschnig, Jr yea, cause I'm sure he leaves the vehicle unattended and unlocked so you can open the hood. Smh
Better off to just beat the shit out of him.
A stiff piece of wire is all you need to pop the hood. Takes less than 5 seconds.
David Perry pour paint remover over hood.Water base so it won't eat through your plastic soda pop container...that will make their day..fn ss holes...lol
@ 4:19 - That is wrong there are many laws on the books that make it illegal to tow illegally.
Doesn't matter, it costs more to take them to court, it happened to me. It's legal extortion.
FuturePants wrong. If you win in court, they have to pay fees. It's only expensive if you lose.
STILL IN BUSINESS! Despite all this happening in 2014, Larson's is still in business in 2022, and according to Yelp, is still towing people's cars left and right. Also, Larson's is still delinquent in payments to suppliers and employees (According to Glassdoor, several former workers have not been paid!).
Finally, customer reviews state Larson's is rude, slow to respond to messages, and charges additional fees on top of the $400.
Damn!! Can't believe their still here
Recently in San Antonio,Texas the owner of a towing company got sentenced to 45 years in prison for charging higher than normal towing fees and illegal practices and everyone who worked in the office got sentenced as well. Texas doesn't fuck around.
Burn down that towing comp
in the state of California you could parking lot for one hr not 55 minutes nor 58 minutes one hr after that you're car can be towed away. if anyone gets there 🚗 tow go to your local police department and talk to your. tow operation officer. take your receipt by law the tow company must give you a receipt of the tow.
Ask them who's behind their operations,despite a lot of complaints
In order to tow off of private property, there must be signs posted at every entrance pointing out what the parking situation is.
Wow, don't give criminals any ideas... they may start a tow company themselves. Unbelievable...
I couldn’t imagine going somewhere to eat or shop and come out to find out my car got towed illegally. I’m curious how those assholes even know that the cars are customers/ employees or not.
Sue the man out of existence. Especially if the damage your car for 4K!! Oh hell no! Take him for everything he got.
"Cash only" so they don't have to put it on books and pay taxes.
Just another crook in a crooked business.
That guy with the $4000 damage needs to sue.
Judge Judy should sue him for smearing her name!!
GET HIM AGAIN JUDGE!! 👩⚖️
For the amount Larson made you would think he could afford teeth.
Why do THEY (the towing company) have to provide proof that the car owners were parked illegally ? A time-stamped picture would be sufficient. The car owners could use their restaurant recpts (if they pay via debit or credit card) as evidence that they were in the establishment. It's insane that this guy has been getting away with fraud for so long.
That mall parking lot can fit every single car in a town and still have space left. Bunch of clowns
I sense that one day civilians have to take matter in their own hand when their government doesn’t.
I would sue the property owner..... The business should also sue it's landlord for business loss. The towing company owner in jail for GTA
It should be auto theft to tow away a vehicle without authorization. Why is this guy not in jail?
Welcome to America. Happened to me, the manager of my apt was insane and hated me for some reason, went to a lawyer and they told me its pointless.
It costs way more to sue them than to pay.
The only time anyone can legaly tow an automobile is when the police requires the automobiles moved away from a crime scene, or the owner of the automobile request that they're automobile is moved.
Darkness, WRONG, any property owner can tow a vehicle on their property and the tow service will only ask for proof that they own the land the car is on.
If you are going to try and sound smart google first...
Don't know how it is in your country/union, but where i'm from, that's how the law is.
Or if the person falls behind on their payments and the finance company hires a firm to repo the car.
Wonder how they pull this shit with so many carrying pistols in metro Detroit.
There is no such thing as "illegal parking" on private property. Property owners decide how they want people to park, not the goobermint. Any parking problems are 100% civil issues.
Sue the company Larson´s. Ask the police if you can put up cameras.
What does everyone expect? It's Detroit. That shit happens all over the city. It's nothing new.
Is Detroit a shithole or what? Seems like everyone on youtube disses Detroit.
No it's not Detroit. It's Westland mi
I had a tow company screw me out of over $400 like this. I was able to show receipts proving I was shopping when I was towed but owner didn’t care and dared me to take him to court. I paid the money and over the next year any time I saw one of their trucks and could I would poke holes in the sidewalls of the tires with a pick. It made no noise and worked great. One time I was able to crimp the metal transmission cooler line shut with some vice grips I wish I knew how many transmissions they went through before they caught that one. Sure they screwed me out of $400 but it cost them a lot more.
In the UK if you are not happy with someone, you can take out a private prosecution. Maybe you should have that facility there?
This is organized crime! Put these theifs behind bars! Sue them for allt they are worth! Auction off their trucks and property and recompense the victims and the rest should go to the police department!!
I would get every one who was toed and sue him
"Judge Judy is drama TV" says the guy with the WWF hat. 🤣🤣🤣
Umm, it's a WV, WEST VIRGINIA hat
You should feel kinda stupid
Not proud but we caught a spotter for a janky towing company here in St.Louis. We dragged him out of his car took his car keys and threw em' in the sewer with his wallet and phone. He couldn't identify anyone, (we were gone) the company soon abandoned the contract after multiple spotters quit.
400 dollars in michigan is a almost monthly rent payment. That's outrageous.
Come on down to Texas and try it, bud. I'll leave some flowers by your headstone.
GREED IS THE REASON WHY
Sounds like auto theft and extortion to me. Why haven’t they been brought up on charges????
judge Judy hit the nail on the head when she said that's what happens when you're paid by bounty ,
well it's no mystery on why he's doing all these illegal tows .
This man needs to be in PRISON!
Daniel Morse hospital. Prison costs We The People money.
This went on during a blizzard in Baltimore md.
All of the restaurants employee and the owner should file a class action lawsuit again the property owner who's allowing this guy to work for him.