@@KorlokoThere are exceptions, such as to help get a stranded vehicle off of a highway, which is clearly not the case here. This driver has most assuredly been fired by now.
Banning them from bidding for city contracts is not enough. They’ll just change their company name and ask friend or family to bid. DA needs to charge them and send them to jail.
Tow truck atleast worth 50K, he probably got liquid savings worth 50K, may have a house worth +500K. Sue him as director of his company too so personally liable.
No, you can clearly see he is illegally pushing them back to get out of the crosswalk portion of the intersection at the red light. People have forgotten how to use their eyes to see and their brain to think logically. 😂
An update I found is the owners owned three companies all known for towing without property permission from private lots among other things like threatening to not allow the car to be returned if not paid fast enough and in cash only. All of which was illegal. All companies and the owners were banned from operation in the city. If you think that's light don't worry. The two owners were also caught doing a welfare defrauding scheme and are being charged regarding that personally.
Tow? That was an attempted carnapping and kidnapping. Using a tow truck does not make it legal. The company may even say it was not their driver that did it. But being in SF, nothing will happen about this. It is not their concern.
@@travisinthetrunk 1. Ignoring a problem doesn't make you busy. 2. If they're ignoring other problems it would actually mean they have more time for this problem, so that doesn't even make sense. 3. stop trying to make things that are completely irrelevant to the story relevant. Just so you can further your agenda/narrative. No one asked about the homeless problem.
@@racistdoctor5818 When did I defend them? I simply stated that ignoring a problem doesn't make you busier and that comment made no sense. It was also irrelevant to the video topic. A completely different issue. Also if you're going to make generalizations like "they do ignore fixing them, in fact they make them worse" you should probably use specifics like "my city, x" instead. Because it is a tall order to prove that every city government in the united states fits your description of ignoring problems and making them worse. At that point you just sound like a biased anti-gov protester.
@@MiMiiViVi Parked cars don't move backwards, even double parked. The tow truck driver also chased them. This is not normal behavior for tow truck drivers.
@@Fordgroup00 Oh I get it. You're the ones who don't seem to understand that parked cars don't move, and yet you still want to excuse attempted kidnapping.
According to an article in the SF Standard, "When we did call 911, while we were getting away from the tow truck and going to our local police station, they didn't really believe what we had to say,” Slow clap for the police. Thank goodness this was recorded, now they're investigating.
Many (not all, of course) tow truck drivers are human garbage. This appears to be one of them. It is illegal and unsafe to tow a vehicle with a passenger in it. The fact that the tow truck was easily identified shows that there is something seriously wrong with the driver.
Tow truck driver should be charged with 1. Attempted Kidnapping (Two Counts) 2. Attempted Grand Theft 3. Harassment 4. Stalking 5. Reckless Driving And anything else they can charge him with. Sue him AND the Company for every penny they have.
i thought it was illegal to tow a car WITH passengers in it??? EVEN if its a repo.... HOW would he know its the RIGHT car... he surely didnt get out and check the VIN#
It doesn't matter if it's the right car or not. This company was not licensed to tow cars in that city and banned from accepting such jobs. It would be an illegal tow whether there was a lawful tow order or not.
@@benjaminthomas7865 Bingo! The problem is growing larger and larger too! Someone tried to jack my car from my own driveway in front of me using an illegal unregistered tow truck too! People need to arm themselves with more than just a camera to give these bottom feeders what they deserve!
So I guess if you treated him to lead you would be justified? That whole scenario looked sketchy and would prompt any license holder to take action quickly to save themselves n family. So what am I missing in this story!!! This tow truck driver could not be that stupid or was it not his tow truck or stolen and he was trying to intimidate a quick lick on this person by kidnapping them n the vehicle. I really hope the authorities look into this crime. Too many questions in this video with no real answers. Not a repo, car paid in full. Occupants in vehicle and it’s not parked? Scary part is some vehicles (teslas) are programmed to stop in immediate danger of collision which would leave the actual driver unable to maneuver to escape!!!!! Please tell me this is not the new broad daylight attempts at kidnapping?!?!?!
One has to wonder what the tow truck driver intended to accomplish. Was this road rage? Did something precede this action? How did he expect to dispose of the people *inside* the vehicle, whom are under no obligation to exit the vehicle. What was his end-game plan. So many questions.
Tow company will create a new company and sell everything from original company to them for $1 so the old company is worthless in the court. This is how shady company avoids losing money in lawsuit.
First of all transferring property of a company that has been sued is illegal, all assets are frozen including the titles to their vehicles until the lawsuit is either dismissed or settled.
@@Subgunman that may be true if they have already gone to court and they try to sell after the fact but there isn't anything you can do if they have already sold the company before any charges have been brought and so on. I know that they sometimes have certain laws that if there is a certain time. That things were transferred, you can try and put judgments against those actions however, regardless, the actions have already been done so the money is already been gone so I don't know how you're going to get anything if they have already sold the business. People that know that they're going to be stuck in court would have already sold the business so at that point after that, you might not get very far.
Having lived in big cities on the east coast I know for a fact that it is incredibly illegal to tow a car moving or not if there is a human being inside of it! Specialty towing needs to be shut down ASAP!
The same people, Abigail Fuentes & Jose Badillo, have run three towing companies. Their previous one, Auto Towing, has already been charged with many crimes. They are also guilty of welfare fraud, collecting public funds while making about $2M/year. Many other crimes too. They are absolute scumbags!
He was probably hoping to trick people into believing that he was in the middle of towing the car to an impound lot, and the owner tried to get it back in the middle of it. Think of a Karen accusing you of stealing from her or something like that. It's a similar tactic. You're not prepared for it, no one was paying attention when it happened, and the tow driver had a story already prepared in advance.
@@TerrenceSanders-c1s 4 month old account is the loser that had to open a new account. crying because some people arent delusional or puppets to the news.
So there’s a difference between kidnapping and felony kidnapping? Or is it because a guy driving a tow truck is kidnapping a woman it’s a straight felony?
@@user-ln7of9gs4s You dink, kidnapping is basically a felony across the board Has nothing to do with there being a woman (whose husband was the actual driver) in the car
@@TheMulToyVerse I think dude was just being smart, thinking the gender involved has anything to do with it. When he was in fact already proven wrong so no biggie anyway. 😂 These are the typa people that bring gender and racism into any random conversation like when in reality they're either the gender problematic/ racist individual, or they are just plain toxic which is even worse.
At the very least the company's license should be pulled *IIMMEDIATELY.* All of their vehicles should be located and disabled in place until the investigation is complete.
It's now been almost two weeks and the only stories about this on the internet are at least a week old. Appears that nothing happened to the towing company. Just the usual "There were no injuries reported and a report has been taken." The city attorney's office also said that two towing companies have similar names and they really aren't sure which company was involved in this incident. Some "investigation." What a clown show.
I thought about this, but it could be a scam impersonating another business to intentionally cause confusion . With this I’m hesitant to believe a tow was the actual intention here, but to take a car to a chop shop.. hoping the passengers would exit in fright alone. The pursuit is terrifying, But why not drive to the police station?
@mrsc1742 No matter what was happening, it was something funny. You should know, SF does have an unusual (or perhaps too usual) issue with car thieves. Let's just say it can be quite lucrative transporting stolen cars to Africa by the thousands regardless of their age or condition.
LOL SF??? They don't even charge people for shitting on the street and stealing anything under $1000, you think they're going to do anything about a rogue tow truck?
WHAT is going through that tow truck driver’s mind? He’s in the middle of a downtown metro area in broad daylight and he really thinks, “You know what I haven’t done in awhile? Attempt multiple felonies with numerous witnesses while driving my work-branded vehicle.”
huh? which video are you looking at? he didn't rob anyone and he didn't drive recklessly. however he should be charged for attempted kidnapping and assualt with deadly weapon (car).
@@SethiozProject Trying to rob their car. Reckless driving backing up into another driving car, forcing other cars to get out of the way. Plenty of charges if we put our heads together! :)
@@SethiozProject Trying to hook up to a car moving in traffic isn't "reckless"? We definitely have different definitions. It is attempted theft and kidnapping, as well as reckless driving.
@@smokejaguarsix7757 -- Federal offense requires going across state lines. That said, if the motorist in this situation did shoot, I suspect self-defense would be claimed.
About 25 years ago my car was towed in San Francisco near Fisherman's Wharf. It cost us a fortune to get the car back. I never again went back to San Francisco. It should be illegal for cities to tow out of state cars unless the police call to have it removed. But I never spent one dollar again in San Francisco. If that's how you treat visitors then people visiting should stay away from San Francisco,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
You're kidding, right? It's San Fransisco. Whats the point of calling the cops? They'll just put you on hold for 20 min before saying no one is available. Garentee you, the only reason she's even filing a report is the insurance company requested it before paying out damages.
Hey the only legal thing to do in California is call the police. Unfortunate as that is some places you try and kidnap someone the outcome can be very different. But California is dumb when it comes to laws. They would rather defend the criminals then the victims.
Absolutely. The set of chop shop guys and tow yard operators is highly overlapped. I used to work in the general car moving industry and those guys were always considered to be shady as hell
In Cali, it would be entirely justified and still lead to prison time. All I'm saying is, it'll cost you prison time anyway, you might as well do exactly what you want to do, and it might help during the case if the tow truck driver wasn't able to make it to testify. That's all I'm saying.
@@magellan35 Ironically , the Soviet made TT pistol with FMJ ammo will make his stay brief and inexpensive (has best penetrating and worst stopping power)
Bandit towing companies are alive and well in L.A. too. A tow truck driver (there were actually two people in the truck) wanted to tow me from a private lot while I was inside of it. I said you can't and you can't ask me for $75 to not tow me away. After some arguing he finally gave up. If he did tow me while I was in the drivers' seat, I would have called 911 saying I'm being kidnapped, which is exactly what this is. With this driver who is on a public street, what gives him the authority to enforce San Francisco laws like that? He should be jailed and the company sued out of business.
That is the dumbest tow truck driver I've ever seen. How did he think it was legal or safe to tow a vehicle with the people in it?? WTF. Put the company out of business and send him to jail.
For everyone saying "put them out of business" they literally already did, they were fined and banned from getting city contracts which means they do not have a license to patrol or tow vehicles in the city full stop.
That "Specialty Towing Company" is full of maniacs! They tried running me off the road before. The driver tried to jump out and tried fight me when I tapped my breaks . Read their Yelp reviews apparently it has happened to others . But this is next level!
That should be a minimum of attempted kidnapping, and attempted car theft. They need to shut that tow company down and out ANY person who did unlawfull things in jail
@@V.E.R.O. There are small business owners who drain money from their businesses for lavish spending, even when their businesses desperately need the money to survive. When the money runs out, they resort to shady tactics to top off the coffers. A very common story in business.
@@V.E.R.O., easy, pull their license to operate. Let them know that, on file, any claims they bring to court will result in costs owed dismissed, and them being charged with auto theft You cut off that 500 dollars, and, you strongly threaten them for trying to collect anyway.
Why hasn't this video been shared with the police, and have them do something about it? The car owner shouldn't even need to file a police report, the video speaks for itself.
@@frank-xp6pjif only you knew what you were talking about. If you read the news, you would have found out that the SF police has been informed and are investigating.
@@jansolo69 sorry but they been telling those same folklores for over 10 years now, investigating in San Francisco means NOTHING so I guess you don’t know what the hell you talking about….after so called investigating ABSOLUTELY NOTHING will happen to the tow truck driver or the company…..
Have you ever seen “The Big Lebowski”? The scene when the Dude goes to pick up his stolen car that was recovered and asks the officer if they have any leads is what I am thinking of. “Leads??? Hahaha (laughing in his face)” An understaffed and under funded police department in a city with rampant crime problems -- hahaha.
my boyfriend says you are 100% correct. he worked 1/2 a shift for a tow company and says they are the scum of the scum no matter how clean their uniform is.
not exactly sure what is going on here. even if there is a repo order you can't just snatch a car with the drivers still in it. would love to hear the tow truck driver's explanation. I personally would have called the police...oh wait it is SF. Never mind.
No way they can be attempting a repo - they've got no way whatsoever to positively identify the vehicle as a repo while it's in motion and the repo agent is in the cab of their vehicle. And then there's that little issue with people in the vehicle OPERATING it before the truck, or the agent, takes possession of it.
As a Former Tow Truck Driver, you cannot Tow another Vehicle when there's a Person inside the Car, I’m sure that Tow Truck Driver is already been Terminated, and that’s gonna look bad for the Tow Trucking Company
This guy should be charged with Kidnapping, Grand theft Auto and, most importantly, with impeding traffic. I have to get to work. Get out of my way. I don't have time for you to kidnap people.
Shouldn't the tow truck driver be brought up on attempted auto theft and probably a few more charges? This can't be legal...and should be prosecuted, of these things will persist if there is no deterrent.
im from east bay and due to the high volume of car theft i dont get too close to other cars at a stoplight. i actually leave space so i can turn back up or exit easier . glad they were able to get free
@@malcriadamedina5358 Leave yourself plenty of room to maneuver in case of attempted carjacking, a carjacking like this attempt. If you can move, you can evade a car jacker, move and run and evade. Drive around the threat and escape. When you are bumper to bumper you are not in a good place.
@@malcriadamedina5358 Basically don't allow your car to be pinned in place by being right up to the car ahead of you. Watch a few of the videos about attempted car-jackings and how drivers who left themselves some room were able to escape - in one video even taking a door off the car of the attackers. Situational awareness may save your life and the lives of your loved ones.
They've been getting the same horrible reviews highlighting that this same thing has been happening, fur 15 years on Yelp. I don't understand how a business that has been committing obvious crimes like this can still be in operation after 15 years. Only in SF I guess.
That company should be sued into oblivion. Hopefully they go out of business and this rogue tow truck driver should be in jail for attempted theft and kidnapping *2 charges. This is a felony! Also a restraining order against that driver. The city should revoke the business permit so that company doesn’t make any money in that city limits.
Jail for the tow driver. That is harassment, reckless driving, and attempted theft of a motor vehicle. The tow company knows exactly which driver that was. Take their asses to court and press charges.
It's illegal to tow a vehicle that has someone in it. Put this company out of business
@@jakemccoywho comes down on the side of a towing company? That is some deep “hurt me daddy” energy
@@jakemccoyDude you're trash at bait
@@jakemccoyoh honey, who hurt you?
@@RamenNoodle1985sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. 🤫
@@kfrerix9777doesn't mean I can't feel really bad for them that they're so hurt 😔
Tow truck driver should be in jail!
Probably was, and will be if caught by police, but for all his prior warrants, not this one.
Nah they been doing this forever
@@415_Stand-up
So?
@@415_Stand-uplol
he should be six feet under for that move.
Let's see...attempted kidnapping, attempted car jacking, attempted car theft, road rage, harassment, attempted destruction of property, etc.
And let’s see if anyone in law enforcement gives anything more than thoughts and prayers. They won’t
@@Adam-ox6zyit's dependent who is their backer
It’s not their property
It’s Speciality Towing in Cali go leave a review for the company. They are criminals!
Nothing will happen because tow truck drivers are safe behind the thin blue line.
In my state it is illegal AF to hook a tow truck up to a vehicle with people in it. That driver would be arrested.
CA has the most strict consumer protections in the country. That is definitely illegal here too.
Many in the tow truck business have felonies.
@@LarryInNM Which you'd think would be a very good reason not to go committing more felonies like this one in public.
@@KorlokoThere are exceptions, such as to help get a stranded vehicle off of a highway, which is clearly not the case here.
This driver has most assuredly been fired by now.
In SF, nobody is really ever "under arrest."
Put this company out of business. Imagine how many people they have victimized.
I'm sure the mayor and judges get a cut of the action.
They been sued tons of times reason why they do this to pay the fines
Absolutely
@@mustangracer5124
Especially that no good mayor
Maybe they should be paid a visit, just saying.
Banning them from bidding for city contracts is not enough. They’ll just change their company name and ask friend or family to bid. DA needs to charge them and send them to jail.
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The bastard needs to be charged with attempted grand auto theft and attempted kidnapping.
I thought they said in the video it happened in San Francisco?
@@justinr9753does that mean that you're gay?
He also needs a good old fashioned a$$ whooping
With a fully semiautomatic tow truck
It’s Speciality Towing in California. Go leave a review for the corrupt company!
File a lawsuit. That video is GOLD. Proves intent
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2045 Oakdale Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124
Specialty towing
Tow truck atleast worth 50K, he probably got liquid savings worth 50K, may have a house worth +500K. Sue him as director of his company too so personally liable.
@@some-repliesif anyone busts anything here, no one saw it happen
@@WildDisease72they also bought a lambo with their welfare scam moneys
I thought the tow truck was trying to run away at the start but then realized he was chasing them . My god.
Same
Illegal Mexican bet you
There has to be more this story, she stated she didn't owe any money on it but who knows.
"Welcome to America"
He needs to be six feet under.
That’s attempted kidnapping.
No, you can clearly see he is illegally pushing them back to get out of the crosswalk portion of the intersection at the red light. People have forgotten how to use their eyes to see and their brain to think logically. 😂
@@A_World_Full_of_Lies OK POS, why did he lower the tow arm.
@@A_World_Full_of_Lies That's what your mom didn't use when she gave birth to you. 😂
@@A_World_Full_of_LiesWhy did he chase them?!?!
@@A_World_Full_of_Lies With the TOWING ARM DOWN??? Use YOUR eyes.
Attempted kidnapping 🧐🧐🧐
attempted carnapping
they are going to kidnap a texan and find out about the 2nd amendment
My first thought it only takes a couple feet
they re so paranoid. they were probly driving badly and the truck driver escalated it. dum dums go with the story.
Easy money f
THAT TOW DRIVER NEEDS TO BE IN JAIL - THAT IS CRAZY UNHINGED BEHAVIOUR - ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE
Right, that was actually creepy especially the chasing. They need to be out away
Right... but they had to go to the press first...
It is acceptable in California. Vote wisely.
She's planning to file a police report _"soon"?_ Why hasn't she done that already? That would have been the _first_ thing I did!
weak califiornians- she shoul dhave called 911 while being chased
According to The San Francisco Standard's print article on Friday April 12, that report was filed on Thursday.
The police would be the one's filing the report for a fatal shooting if it were me.
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That woman is weak. Planning on filing a police report???
this turkey was clearly trying to steal the car and also kidnap this lady too!. criminal charges needs to be filed!!! against this turkey.
He'll be out in 3 hours
Dont call him a turkey!
Turkeys are more honorable than that.
This Turkey can tow any car, why that car?
Why does it sound like a 1st grader wrote this comment
Remember...this IS San Francisco!! Nothing will happen!!
Tow company needs to lose their business license to tow anything, AND the driver needs to be in jail for attempted theft and assault.
An update I found is the owners owned three companies all known for towing without property permission from private lots among other things like threatening to not allow the car to be returned if not paid fast enough and in cash only. All of which was illegal. All companies and the owners were banned from operation in the city.
If you think that's light don't worry. The two owners were also caught doing a welfare defrauding scheme and are being charged regarding that personally.
They will just change the company name.
Tow? That was an attempted carnapping and kidnapping. Using a tow truck does not make it legal. The company may even say it was not their driver that did it. But being in SF, nothing will happen about this. It is not their concern.
They’re too busy ignoring the homeless problem.
@@travisinthetrunk 1. Ignoring a problem doesn't make you busy.
2. If they're ignoring other problems it would actually mean they have more time for this problem, so that doesn't even make sense.
3. stop trying to make things that are completely irrelevant to the story relevant. Just so you can further your agenda/narrative. No one asked about the homeless problem.
He's basically sayin San Francisco is garbage because the ppl don't do anything but expect govt to do everything for them.@@yangpaan453
@@yangpaan453stop defending city governments, they caused all these problems. And they do ignore fixing them, in fact they make them worse
@@racistdoctor5818 When did I defend them? I simply stated that ignoring a problem doesn't make you busier and that comment made no sense. It was also irrelevant to the video topic. A completely different issue. Also if you're going to make generalizations like "they do ignore fixing them, in fact they make them worse" you should probably use specifics like "my city, x" instead. Because it is a tall order to prove that every city government in the united states fits your description of ignoring problems and making them worse. At that point you just sound like a biased anti-gov protester.
That tow truck driver tried to kidnap a couple in broad daylight. Should we not be worried about this?
@@MiMiiViVi Parked cars don't move backwards, even double parked. The tow truck driver also chased them. This is not normal behavior for tow truck drivers.
The real issue is, what, if anything, will come from this? There are potential criminal charges involved. Does anyone believe the City will act?
@@MiMiiViVi
Yep exactly. You’re the only one out of all these that see that SMDH
@@meansnowflake
You don’t get it
@@Fordgroup00 Oh I get it. You're the ones who don't seem to understand that parked cars don't move, and yet you still want to excuse attempted kidnapping.
According to an article in the SF Standard, "When we did call 911, while we were getting away from the tow truck and going to our local police station, they didn't really believe what we had to say,”
Slow clap for the police. Thank goodness this was recorded, now they're investigating.
this is an attempt at illegally restraining/kidnapping, theft, and reckless driving by that tow truck driver. Should be in jail.
It's San Francisco. Criminals have more rights than law abiding citizens.
2045 Oakdale Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124
What was this guys plan?! This seems like it could be much more sinister than it even seems
Its amazing to me the victim is just chilling and THINKING in going to the police. I mean what! They're letting that lunatic go free?
Not jail... Prison...he attempted a kidnapping of 2 people with that, not to mention grand theft auto....and probably numerous other petty charges.
"we'll be sure to let you know if we hear back from Specialty Towing?" Are you kidding me? We want to hear back from the police, not these criminals!
Exactly what I came to say !!! Forward this video to police.
@SuziSellsSound Right on!! I agree 100%!
good luck
There are no more police in SF
Forward it to the FBI, for all the good it will do.
The fact that he chased them in the tow truck is terrifying.
He was fleeing not chasing.
Whelp one person didn’t watch the video:
@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago
@@U2B4U I don't see him chasing. Anyhow this trash deserves (redacted)
@U2B4U I don't see him chasing. Anyhow this trashbag deserves (redacted).
@@U2B4U idk... It looked like he was fleeing but if not..... Two A time.
Two A....
Many (not all, of course) tow truck drivers are human garbage. This appears to be one of them. It is illegal and unsafe to tow a vehicle with a passenger in it. The fact that the tow truck was easily identified shows that there is something seriously wrong with the driver.
Every one I've ever dealt with has been great. But it's always been a AAA call
I strongly disagree, but I live in a different area. They've all been very friendly and helpful here, but I've never found myself in a repo situation.
@@grayrabbit2211 Repo is the game here. They make $350, the city makes another $350, so everyones happy but you and me.
human garbage?!!? I resemble that remark.
DEI hire.
Tow truck driver should be charged with
1. Attempted Kidnapping (Two Counts)
2. Attempted Grand Theft
3. Harassment
4. Stalking
5. Reckless Driving
And anything else they can charge him with.
Sue him AND the Company for every penny they have.
@veryslyfox Only if you have the Correct Skin Tone
*OR*
If you are in this Country Illegally!
This is disgustingly illegal. The entire company needs to be shut down and investigated hard.
i thought it was illegal to tow a car WITH passengers in it??? EVEN if its a repo.... HOW would he know its the RIGHT car... he surely didnt get out and check the VIN#
It doesn't matter if it's the right car or not. This company was not licensed to tow cars in that city and banned from accepting such jobs. It would be an illegal tow whether there was a lawful tow order or not.
@@benjaminthomas7865 Bingo! The problem is growing larger and larger too! Someone tried to jack my car from my own driveway in front of me using an illegal unregistered tow truck too! People need to arm themselves with more than just a camera to give these bottom feeders what they deserve!
correct. you cannot take someone against their will. felony charge.
Not in California
So I guess if you treated him to lead you would be justified? That whole scenario looked sketchy and would prompt any license holder to take action quickly to save themselves n family. So what am I missing in this story!!! This tow truck driver could not be that stupid or was it not his tow truck or stolen and he was trying to intimidate a quick lick on this person by kidnapping them n the vehicle. I really hope the authorities look into this crime. Too many questions in this video with no real answers. Not a repo, car paid in full. Occupants in vehicle and it’s not parked? Scary part is some vehicles (teslas) are programmed to stop in immediate danger of collision which would leave the actual driver unable to maneuver to escape!!!!! Please tell me this is not the new broad daylight attempts at kidnapping?!?!?!
I hope that guy gets arrested & put in prison! That’s so scary!
It’s San Francisco! Criminal have no repercussions there.
If they release criminals what makes you think they’ll arrest a tow truck driver..😂
They won't even look for the tow company, let alone to make an arrest. Why do you think these things happen there?
@@tyajjjjjjjjy He is a criminal so you're right they won't likely arrest him.
One has to wonder what the tow truck driver intended to accomplish. Was this road rage? Did something precede this action? How did he expect to dispose of the people *inside* the vehicle, whom are under no obligation to exit the vehicle. What was his end-game plan. So many questions.
I think some of these wildcat tow companies actually think that once the car is lifted they can demand payment.
You wont get any response from specialty towing
Probably a new name on the side by now.
They sure won't.
I called, their mail box is full and when someone picks up, they pretend you called the wrong number.
I'm sure the response will be when Specialty Towing takes revenge by towing a van owned by the news station
They have a website with their phone number.
He was not trying to tow the car, he was trying to kidnap the passengers inside
In my city, the tow driver would be looking at the business end of my firearm...
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In California only the criminals are allowed to have guns
Yep perfect situation to have one although an unlikely one.
Yessir
Hope she sues the hell out of them for the stress their actions caused
Tow company will create a new company and sell everything from original company to them for $1 so the old company is worthless in the court. This is how shady company avoids losing money in lawsuit.
@@Fan-lq6uv I see, thanks
@@Fan-lq6uv what about Sue the driver personally.?
First of all transferring property of a company that has been sued is illegal, all assets are frozen including the titles to their vehicles until the lawsuit is either dismissed or settled.
@@Subgunman that may be true if they have already gone to court and they try to sell after the fact but there isn't anything you can do if they have already sold the company before any charges have been brought and so on. I know that they sometimes have certain laws that if there is a certain time. That things were transferred, you can try and put judgments against those actions however, regardless, the actions have already been done so the money is already been gone so I don't know how you're going to get anything if they have already sold the business. People that know that they're going to be stuck in court would have already sold the business so at that point after that, you might not get very far.
Having lived in big cities on the east coast I know for a fact that it is incredibly illegal to tow a car moving or not if there is a human being inside of it!
Specialty towing needs to be shut down ASAP!
Criminal charges too.
@@SmokeyTreats Attempted kidnapping
There is probably a dirty cop or city official that has protected them.
The same people, Abigail Fuentes & Jose Badillo, have run three towing companies. Their previous one, Auto Towing, has already been charged with many crimes. They are also guilty of welfare fraud, collecting public funds while making about $2M/year. Many other crimes too. They are absolute scumbags!
@@SubgunmanMake it plural and you probably got it right.
He was probably hoping to trick people into believing that he was in the middle of towing the car to an impound lot, and the owner tried to get it back in the middle of it.
Think of a Karen accusing you of stealing from her or something like that. It's a similar tactic. You're not prepared for it, no one was paying attention when it happened, and the tow driver had a story already prepared in advance.
Attempted kidnapping.
they some terrified foos.
They’re of gotten out then he could lift it. It’d be another illegal tow
@@episdosas9949 Its the loser again.
@@TerrenceSanders-c1s 4 month old account is the loser that had to open a new account. crying because some people arent delusional or puppets to the news.
In its most BASIC sense, this is attempted kidnapping. Driver should be in prison for several years.
That tow truck driver would've had more lead in his a$$ than a pencil
You think he’d try that in a city where law abiding citizens were allowed to be armed?
I would feel the same in this situation as if he had walked up with a gun demanding the car. Also I would assume he is armed and ready to kill.
yea i if they got hold of that car and started moving them - that is straight felony kidnapping
So there’s a difference between kidnapping and felony kidnapping? Or is it because a guy driving a tow truck is kidnapping a woman it’s a straight felony?
@@user-ln7of9gs4s Christ I just lost a braincell reading that
@@Styphorytethe losses are mounting amongst us all…
@@user-ln7of9gs4s
You dink, kidnapping is basically a felony across the board
Has nothing to do with there being a woman (whose husband was the actual driver) in the car
@@TheMulToyVerse I think dude was just being smart, thinking the gender involved has anything to do with it. When he was in fact already proven wrong so no biggie anyway. 😂 These are the typa people that bring gender and racism into any random conversation like when in reality they're either the gender problematic/ racist individual, or they are just plain toxic which is even worse.
The towing company especially the drive should be arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping and reckless endangerment.
At the very least the company's license should be pulled *IIMMEDIATELY.* All of their vehicles should be located and disabled in place until the investigation is complete.
It's now been almost two weeks and the only stories about this on the internet are at least a week old. Appears that nothing happened to the towing company. Just the usual "There were no injuries reported and a report has been taken." The city attorney's office also said that two towing companies have similar names and they really aren't sure which company was involved in this incident. Some "investigation." What a clown show.
Ummm... how about the company that has their PHONE NUMBER IN 3" LETTERS ON THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK!
I thought about this, but it could be a scam impersonating another business to intentionally cause confusion . With this I’m hesitant to believe a tow was the actual intention here, but to take a car to a chop shop.. hoping the passengers would exit in fright alone. The pursuit is terrifying, But why not drive to the police station?
Homeboy was a car thief. Nothing about this is normal.
Not many car thieves are trying to steal a corolla..lmao. It is very strange. Maybe it was a road rage incident. Everyone is angry these days.
@@mrsc1742 Yeah, it seems the valuables were the people themselves, human trafficking!
Might have also assumed they didn't speak good english, so he could just tow the car and claim they jumped in after he hooked up.
@mrsc1742 No matter what was happening, it was something funny. You should know, SF does have an unusual (or perhaps too usual) issue with car thieves. Let's just say it can be quite lucrative transporting stolen cars to Africa by the thousands regardless of their age or condition.
@@notchomomma239 makes sense with the wars breaking out there
Even if you had outstanding money on your car, bill or even tickets, it's illegal for a tow truck to tow you out in traffic.
kidnapping, moving or attempting to move an individual from one place to another without consent… got you
Pretty sure that's attempted car theft. File the police charge.
It'd be a different outcome in TX.
And kidnapping.
Kinda convenient that there was someone filming
@JohnMeeboer Really? There's always someone filming. Also, he tried towing a car at a light... of course someone would film that.
Attempted kidnap too
That is an attempted carjacking, and the tow driver is lucky he did not get lit up with a legally carried firearm
except this is san francisco...
@@jq13777so an illegally carried firearm because we all know they are out there lol
Ya this is in calistine very unlikely chance to come across a ccw 😅
@@jq13777 if they would’ve done that to some ghetto people he prob would’ve gotten shot by them sf and Oakland gets active
That's no longer considered a repo it's called kidnapping then
Where is the D.A? Shut this tow co down, file charges!
LOL SF??? They don't even charge people for shitting on the street and stealing anything under $1000, you think they're going to do anything about a rogue tow truck?
When you shut that company down another just pop up with the same people under different name..
The DA was financed by an actual NAZI. He probably gets handys from the thieves.
@@nikkigomez969 Because the DAs in Frisco suck.
This seems like attempted kidnapping/carjacking. Terrifying.
WHAT is going through that tow truck driver’s mind? He’s in the middle of a downtown metro area in broad daylight and he really thinks, “You know what I haven’t done in awhile? Attempt multiple felonies with numerous witnesses while driving my work-branded vehicle.”
The tow truck driver needs to be charged for robbery and reckless driving.
If youre in that car when they try to steal it that is attempted kidnapping. Its a Federal offense.
huh? which video are you looking at? he didn't rob anyone and he didn't drive recklessly.
however he should be charged for attempted kidnapping and assualt with deadly weapon (car).
@@SethiozProject Trying to rob their car. Reckless driving backing up into another driving car, forcing other cars to get out of the way. Plenty of charges if we put our heads together! :)
@@SethiozProject Trying to hook up to a car moving in traffic isn't "reckless"? We definitely have different definitions. It is attempted theft and kidnapping, as well as reckless driving.
@@smokejaguarsix7757 -- Federal offense requires going across state lines. That said, if the motorist in this situation did shoot, I suspect self-defense would be claimed.
I wonder if Specialty Towing is going to claim someone stole that tow truck and that wasn't one of their drivers.
About 25 years ago my car was towed in San Francisco near Fisherman's Wharf. It cost us a fortune to get the car back. I never again went back to San Francisco. It should be illegal for cities to tow out of state cars unless the police call to have it removed. But I never spent one dollar again in San Francisco. If that's how you treat visitors then people visiting should stay away from San Francisco,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Yea why didn't you call the police and say that they were trying to kidnap you. Have them arrested.
Because it's fucking california and 98% of all residents have the IQ of silly putty.
That would be the smart move. How is the towing driving going to explain all that.
You're kidding, right? It's San Fransisco. Whats the point of calling the cops? They'll just put you on hold for 20 min before saying no one is available. Garentee you, the only reason she's even filing a report is the insurance company requested it before paying out damages.
Hey the only legal thing to do in California is call the police. Unfortunate as that is some places you try and kidnap someone the outcome can be very different. But California is dumb when it comes to laws. They would rather defend the criminals then the victims.
It's hard to think of those things when something so crazy like that happens.
If I can speak to the woman driver, I tell her not to take this thing lightly. Tow truck a lot of them are scumbag.😊
Absolutely. The set of chop shop guys and tow yard operators is highly overlapped. I used to work in the general car moving industry and those guys were always considered to be shady as hell
From this report, she and her husband were both in the car; her husband was driving.
Just about all are scum 🙏🇺🇸
It takes a real special person to tow someone in middle of traffic
Husband was driving.
Imagine thinkin you finna tow my car while im in it and they end up rushing you to the nearest emergency room 😢
"Sorry boss, I'm probably gonna miss work today. A random tow truck hooked me at a red light and he doesn't know I'm carrying."
In Cali, it would be entirely justified and still lead to prison time. All I'm saying is, it'll cost you prison time anyway, you might as well do exactly what you want to do, and it might help during the case if the tow truck driver wasn't able to make it to testify. That's all I'm saying.
I was thinking this too. If he tangled with me it would be the start of his last hospital stay.
@@magellan35 Ironically , the Soviet made TT pistol with FMJ ammo will make his stay brief and inexpensive (has best penetrating and worst stopping power)
if they tried tha tin a FREE state id bet that tow truck would have some holes in it
Dude you're so hard! You have a weapon! What a manly man!
Bandit towing companies are alive and well in L.A. too. A tow truck driver (there were actually two people in the truck) wanted to tow me from a private lot while I was inside of it. I said you can't and you can't ask me for $75 to not tow me away. After some arguing he finally gave up. If he did tow me while I was in the drivers' seat, I would have called 911 saying I'm being kidnapped, which is exactly what this is. With this driver who is on a public street, what gives him the authority to enforce San Francisco laws like that? He should be jailed and the company sued out of business.
Yes, the correct response is to stay in the car and call the police.
Companies getting clever, soon they tow houses when you at work
2024 is such a interesting time we have self driving cars & tow trucks trying to actively tow cars in traffic, with people inside 😂
Lolol
It is illegal to tow a vehicle with anyone in it. Period
That is the dumbest tow truck driver I've ever seen. How did he think it was legal or safe to tow a vehicle with the people in it?? WTF.
Put the company out of business and send him to jail.
Kidnapping for ransom. What else could it be
Kidnapping for human trafficking
It’s not a movie. It’s just a scam where they tow and then strongarm you to get it out of the impound.
That's pretty extreme!
About a thousand other things?
What's weird to me is, it's just one man in the truck.
What in the actual F.
This person needs to be arrested!
For everyone saying "put them out of business" they literally already did, they were fined and banned from getting city contracts which means they do not have a license to patrol or tow vehicles in the city full stop.
That "Specialty Towing Company" is full of maniacs! They tried running me off the road before. The driver tried to jump out and tried fight me when I tapped my breaks . Read their Yelp reviews apparently it has happened to others . But this is next level!
Was it the same guy? Towing companies usually aren't big companies. Could have been another attempted theft.
Brakes
My balls itch.
Engage DEEZ
A lot of tow truck drivers are ex-cons and felons.
That should be a minimum of attempted kidnapping, and attempted car theft.
They need to shut that tow company down and out ANY person who did unlawfull things in jail
There’s companies in Memphis committing the same fraud
It gets worse by the minute, tow truck trying to tow a moving car,they really broke
They will really get broke after being sued for this incident. Definitely getting investigators and lawyers.
Don't get how they could be broke when they charge $500 per day for "storage"!
@@V.E.R.O. There are small business owners who drain money from their businesses for lavish spending, even when their businesses desperately need the money to survive. When the money runs out, they resort to shady tactics to top off the coffers. A very common story in business.
@@V.E.R.O., easy, pull their license to operate. Let them know that, on file, any claims they bring to court will result in costs owed dismissed, and them being charged with auto theft
You cut off that 500 dollars, and, you strongly threaten them for trying to collect anyway.
@@RoundShades They hold your car hostage if you don't pay to get it out.
Why hasn't this video been shared with the police, and have them do something about it? The car owner shouldn't even need to file a police report, the video speaks for itself.
It’s California
@@frank-xp6pjif only you knew what you were talking about. If you read the news, you would have found out that the SF police has been informed and are investigating.
@@jansolo69 sorry but they been telling those same folklores for over 10 years now, investigating in San Francisco means NOTHING so I guess you don’t know what the hell you talking about….after so called investigating ABSOLUTELY NOTHING will happen to the tow truck driver or the company…..
@@jansolo69don’t worry I’m sure the driver will be bailed out in a fortnight🤮
Have you ever seen “The Big Lebowski”? The scene when the Dude goes to pick up his stolen car that was recovered and asks the officer if they have any leads is what I am thinking of. “Leads??? Hahaha (laughing in his face)” An understaffed and under funded police department in a city with rampant crime problems -- hahaha.
Wow, no update on this?
Tow truck drivers are bottom feeders
Even the ones that you need a tow from?
Not drivers but companies
Seriously depends on the company, you can’t put them all into one category.
my boyfriend says you are 100% correct. he worked 1/2 a shift for a tow company and says they are the scum of the scum no matter how clean their uniform is.
@@NextNate03 I've never needed that service,I keep my vehicles maintained
These towing company are some of the biggest criminals in the Bay area. Trying to illegally stealing cars and then charging victims to get it back.
So attempted kidnapping, theft and dangerous driving. Why is that tow truck driver not sitting in jail?
not exactly sure what is going on here. even if there is a repo order you can't just snatch a car with the drivers still in it. would love to hear the tow truck driver's explanation. I personally would have called the police...oh wait it is SF. Never mind.
Could be an ex lover
Sh did say her car was fully paid off at the end. “No out standing balance and fully paid off.” She says at the end interview.
No way they can be attempting a repo - they've got no way whatsoever to positively identify the vehicle as a repo while it's in motion and the repo agent is in the cab of their vehicle.
And then there's that little issue with people in the vehicle OPERATING it before the truck, or the agent, takes possession of it.
@@hyu8826
…of the husband’s.
SF ❤️!
Damn! If the tow had succeeded, it could be a case of kidnapping, or worse. Quite frightening. I hope that tow company is shut down permanently.
This video popped up in my suggestions 6 months later. So, any updates?
the self-driving car nearby just stands there all confused and saying to itself: is this real life?
Nah it's probably thinking wtf is going on with these people. The light is green why aren't you driving 🤨
Glad someone took a video of this.
Things like this are why every driver needs a dashcam in their vehicle. I hope that one day they become standard features.
This is a clear case of ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON!
Dude was road raging with his tow truck.
Trying to extort a drop fee from the driver?
^^^ This
Yeah. Exactly their plan.
It's like nobody knows all tow truck companies are criminals.
Attempted kidnapping is met with lethal force here in Texas. You should be ashamed of your representatives if you aren't given the same right.
Same here in oklahoma, we plant freedom seeds in hosts such as that.
@@moosehand8721 Lol, freedom seeds--great term!
in cA they know the snoeflakes cant respond with force- in other states that tow truck and driver would have some holes in them
So you expect this woman to get out of her car and go shoot a moving truck through the window? Gun nuts are a special breed of stupid.
Yeah, once I was boxed in, shots would get fired
As a Former Tow Truck Driver, you cannot Tow another Vehicle when there's a Person inside the Car, I’m sure that Tow Truck Driver is already been Terminated, and that’s gonna look bad for the Tow Trucking Company
Driver probably not a legal U.S. citizen
@@TopCat2021 Apparently he's a former cop, and his brother is a state trooper. Above the law.
@@EnkiduShamesh Citation please. And "I made it up" is not a citation.
tell that to the illegal thats driving it....
But theft is legal in San Fransisco
This guy should be charged with Kidnapping, Grand theft Auto and, most importantly, with impeding traffic.
I have to get to work. Get out of my way. I don't have time for you to kidnap people.
Shouldn't the tow truck driver be brought up on attempted auto theft and probably a few more charges? This can't be legal...and should be prosecuted, of these things will persist if there is no deterrent.
So in CA it's legal to hook up and tow a vehicle with people inside? I think that's illegal in every state.
In Cally, everything goes...
@@SynnJynnexcept wanting to lawfully practice your second amendment rights and protect yourself. That won’t fly of course
That should be attempted kidnapping and the tow truck driver and company owner should be in prison
im from east bay and due to the high volume of car theft i dont get too close to other cars at a stoplight. i actually leave space so i can turn back up or exit easier . glad they were able to get free
What?
@@malcriadamedina5358 Leave yourself plenty of room to maneuver in case of attempted carjacking, a carjacking like this attempt. If you can move, you can evade a car jacker, move and run and evade. Drive around the threat and escape. When you are bumper to bumper you are not in a good place.
@@malcriadamedina5358 Basically don't allow your car to be pinned in place by being right up to the car ahead of you. Watch a few of the videos about attempted car-jackings and how drivers who left themselves some room were able to escape - in one video even taking a door off the car of the attackers. Situational awareness may save your life and the lives of your loved ones.
Homie thought he’s playing GTA doing repo work
Somebody needs to go to jail for assault. Company needs to be sued also (not instead).
They've been getting the same horrible reviews highlighting that this same thing has been happening, fur 15 years on Yelp. I don't understand how a business that has been committing obvious crimes like this can still be in operation after 15 years. Only in SF I guess.
Only in California
They can file law suit at least stupidity..harassment.
You obviously aren’t a lawyer.
@@americandissident9062 here comes the looser 🤣stfu bro
Try it in a red state. They'd need a new tow-truck driver.
quite literally assault with the vehicle what the fuck. find that guy and arrest his ass.
Assault? Yes, a crime was committed but you obviously aren’t a lawyer.
@@americandissident9062 ooh the great looser😀 still having looser behaviour ?
That company should be sued into oblivion. Hopefully they go out of business and this rogue tow truck driver should be in jail for attempted theft and kidnapping *2 charges. This is a felony! Also a restraining order against that driver. The city should revoke the business permit so that company doesn’t make any money in that city limits.
I would sue that tow company
sue them mfs for emotional damage etc. this is criminal
She plans on filing a police report...🤣😂🤣
Exactly,,,,, going to the police will certainly a lot of good ,,,won't it !!!!!!
Yup, waste of time.
Yeah she's not black so doubt anything will come of it
It’s CA. The cops would probably arrest her and her husband.
I’m speechless 🤦♂️
Jail for the tow driver. That is harassment, reckless driving, and attempted theft of a motor vehicle. The tow company knows exactly which driver that was. Take their asses to court and press charges.
File a police report immediately! That shouldn't been done day 1
Friday April 12 print article in The San Francisco Standard says a police report had been filed Thursday.