Surveillance video shows towing company allegedly stealing a vehicle
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- Police are investigating after a Milwaukee towing company is accused of stealing a truck and stripping it for parts.
Kim Brown says that’s exactly what happened to him.
A smashed window, sawed-off catalytic converters, a trashed transmission, and missing plates. Those are just a few items on a lengthy list of damages Brown was frustrated to find after recovering his stolen vehicle last week.
"He just snuck up to our vehicle, hooked it up real quick, and took off down the one way with it," he said.
Brown says he likely never would have found out who took his car if his family hadn’t tracked down surveillance video from a nearby business.
It shows Brown’s car legally parked on the street during the middle of the day on May 16 while he was at work.
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So, that's not a towing company. That's a group of car thieves with a tow truck.
💯 feel bad for the victims of these crooks
Migrants
@moth450
I think it was you.
@@moth450conservatives for sure.
@@Theonetruegod-hw2eiyeah, you know it wasn't conservatives. Stop lying.
Charge everyone at the Tow company with RICO & Grand theft charges.
You need to confiscate all your vehicles especially the tow truck and the land and the content or inventory as this tow truck company calls it
You have to cross state line for "grand" theft.
@@mikefowler301 I think you should do more research, I didn't see anywhere in Wisconsin's state laws that specify a vehicle needing to cross state lines to become "grand theft auto", it doesn't seem they even list "grand theft auto" in their statute, just varying degrees of a felony. It seems most states qualify this by the value of the vehicle that was stolen.
Pretty common for "Towing" companies. Extortion, theft, and they have contracts with the City. Revoke their license to operate!
RICO? Really?
They need to arrest them for grand theft
You’ll be taken more seriously if your name didn’t sound so racist and race obsessed. 🤷🏽♀️ We are all one family not even 6,000 years apart, so please don’t be divisive. Milwaukee, especially is filled with false, divisive history lessons in public schools, seek out the truth at the primary source as its humbling and unity bringing unlike all the “help” that’s caused decades of hurt. Some primary source filled stuff to start with would be, Pulitzer prize, winning author, James McPherson(even his kids picture book is and balanced). A simple read would be Harriette the Moses of her people, she approved that book during her lifetime. One of the best things that Milwaukee was getting was opportunity zones that were not based on race, that was the first thing Democrats got rid of. People are trained to react like Pavlovian dogs hating amazingly wise man like Ben Carson, because they were told to hate him.
Auto
he sure file a lawsuit on that towing company & get them all fired & charge of auto theft & etc
Revoke their license? This appears to be a criminal operation. How about the police get involved and arrest some people.
Or a singular driver going rogue.
Cuffs change attitudes
They are involved, they are staying quiet because the tow company pays them under the table to look the other way
@@bobroberts2371
It’s the company’s job to oversee employees and have systems in place to prevent this kind of s__t.
@@timdowney6721 So how is a company to oversee an employee that is an on the road tow driver all the time they are working? As in, the driver goes from tow to tow and not sitting waiting in the garage.
Simply not renewing a license isnt enough. Its grand theft. Treat it as such.
Swift Towing is stealing cars, city solution is not perhaps not renewing their licence next time it comes up. Sounds like Swift Towing is a side hustle for a couple of Milwaukee police officers. Keep moving, nothing going on here!
A person steals a vehicle: Grand theft auto, thrown in jail.
A company steals a vehicle: No charges, no jail, no fines.
Anyone else see what's wrong with this???
Businesses are by far the biggest thieves in the US. They steal about $40 billion annually in wage theft alone. Never mind thousands of lives ended by insurance company death panels, poisonous products, defective medical devices, Pentagon procurement fraud, etc, etc.
Just look at the $billions stolen from the paycheck protection plan.
But the tow companies are the cops friends, of course they'll get away with it.
@@raymondjjohnsonjr363 all companies are freinds of cops. Cops protect money first. If they protect a regular joe, it was luck.
They do not work for us. The work for the government and the governent is owned by those with money and power.
Sounds like qualified immunity to me.
@@urkryptoknight6793 Sounds like bullshit to me.
Swift towing is nothing more then a front for a chop shop. The police and DA need to treat it accordingly.
This is wrong. Preying on hard working people who are trying to live their lives and provide for their families. These thugs need to be stopped and arrested.
Especially since them having to buy another car could set them back by a lot
We'll give you $200 after we take parts worth more.
They registered an LLC because now, when they get caught, they get sued and fined rather than arrested and jailed.
There may be nothing in the LLC TO get.
LLC won't protect them from blatantly breaking the law.
That is a Felony Grand Theft Auto they need to get charge
And the truck seized!
I’m floored by his use of the word “inconvenience” to describe this situation. Loss of a vehicle can be legitimately life-changing for someone who can’t afford the repairs.
Yeah it makes a difference between “do I eat now or later”
The driver of the tow truck needs to go to jail for grand theft auto and they should have to pay for damages
Pay with what!?
He used to go? Doesn't go anymore?
@@djaa7 autocorrect hates me lol
The company should be fully liable and have insurance and bonded drivers for these situations. Very sad...
The company is stealing and stripping cars. do you actually think they are going to care about getting a business license revoked? The need to b e criminally charged.
Revoking their license isn't enough. They need to charge them with grand larceny.
So if you have a Towtruck you can steal cars and not be arrested??
I think you might have to be a licensed tow truck company. Other than that your logic seems flawless
In liberal "defund the police" Milwaukee
Sounds like an organized vehicle theft enterprise, and should be charged as such.
If 'Mayor of Kingstown' taught me anything, it's that the cops are getting kickbacks
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I encourage everybody to hide an apple airtag in your vehicle in case it's ever stolen so it can be tracked. It's really great insurance for around $25.
3, in case they find one or two.
I couldn't agree with you more. Air tags need more publicity, cuz I don't think enough people know about them yet.
The business owner should be arrested and charged with auto theft.
Revoke the licenses and arrest everyone listed in the company directory until someone squeals.
The owner of the company will just pay off the govt officials and keep his license, unless enough public sentiment gets behind this.
I sincerely doubt the owner has the kind of money to do that, in this case.
It is unfortunate, but things like this are getting worse, I am in cali, and my neighbors car got towed right out of her driveway. The tow truck was found about a mile away the driver was under the neighbors car, cutting the catalytic converter off along with removing the gas tank. The driver of the tow truck was arrested and is now taking a long vacation at the hotel graybar for the next 4 years. That guy was lucky it was a cop that caught him, it cost the tow company around $4,000 or more to pay for the repairs.
a new twist on a chop shop! stay out of milwaukee
😂 but then where will I go to get to my beer? I'm just kidding I don't care for beer. But I really like Jack Daniels.
Got to admit, it's a pretty clever cover for a car theft ring. If you just steal someone's car and chop it for parts; that's grand theft, you go to prison for it. But, if you set up a fake towing company first, steal someone's car and chop it up for parts, you get your business license pulled.. then you just file for a new business license under a different name, never go to prison. Literally a license to steal.
making new LLCs will only cost about $150 per year also! they could even buy new LLCs
They can still go to prison for this. And when they do go, it’s going to be for a whole lot more than getting caught stealing a car or it’s parts. It’s “organized crime.” A charge of racketeering is typically 20 years in jail and a $25,000 fine.
Why are there soo many corrupt and dishonest tow trucks business! 🤔
I know a tow truck that would need a catalytic converter by the time I was done.
The people who stole the car should be charged with grand theft auto and go to jail. Some of the cars sound like they were "kidnapped" and the owners had to pay a ransom/extortion to get their cars back. These people should go to jail. Revoking their license is not justice.
Somebody at Swift is in cahoots with the government there. No criminal charges?
😹😹 So now the Kia Boyz have their own towing company ? Wow
Theft is Theft. They need to be arrested and charged with grand theft auto
My man, I feel so bad for you and your family . That's about as shitty as you can be done . Sorry this happened to you . 😥
how many cars have they stolen and striped over the years
Total violation in so many ways. 😮We can’t protect our vehicles no matter how hard we try. 🤬🤬🤬
Somebody should steal their tow truck!
What kind of license allows you to steal vehicles?
Politicians are all about what they can do, but always do nothing.
How about arrest all parties involved? C'mon now!
The average citizen has to face charges for vehicle theft. These people should be arrested immediately! Revoking their license won't do anything.
Every tow company is crooked to one degree or another.
F that company
Oh, the cops are on it. They should have it all cleared up in about 5 years.
Sue them
Would probably be cheaper to pay for the damages than to pay a lawyer to handle the suit.
This is a criminal enterprise.
Good luck getting anything inside back.
Finally taking these crimes seriously...THIS IS NOT NEW!
So when will the police/city hall investigate? Seems really suspect.
If the allegations are true that's b******* there should immediately suspended towing companies license and hold them for any and all damages done to any and all complaints
Sue the crap out of that tow truck and the company and file charges on them.
I heard this was happening in another state also.
The towing company is a front for a criminal organization.
'it's been a total inconvenience'
well, that's one way to put it
Even if the vehicle was legally towed, it has to be stored in a secure lot until it is either picked up by the owner or it is considered legally abandoned. So not only did they commit grand theft, they robbed it of parts illegally.
That's a shame they should be going to jail.😈😈😈😈😈
You can make a very nice living if you own a tow truck. Why go bad?
Greed
Wow, now thats some scandalous stuff right there.
Criminal charges.
Straight Organized Crime!!😮
THIS COUNTRY IS GETTING TO BE DISGUSTING😢
They need to buy this man a brand new car, it’s a crime & just suspending their license isn’t enough. I feel bad for this man, & anyone else they screwed. I hope he gets justice, & soon.
They're all road pirates.
Sue!!!
Why are the people behind this scam towing company not arrested and in jail? Shalom
Maybe they are giving kickbacks to the cops?
@@raymondjjohnsonjr363 Maybe so. Shalom
@@politicsuncensored5617 can I say Shalom if I'm not of your faith? If so then Shalom back at ya. 🙊
@@raymondjjohnsonjr363 I gave up all faith 50+ years ago, but I still hold out hope for my fellow mankind and woman mankind. Shalom
@@politicsuncensored5617 👍 good luck my friend.
Slow day at the news. Towing companies have been boosting their income like this since the 70s.
Revoke, suspend, or not renew their towing license. No jail time? No fines? Geez that's harsh.
I would be suing the shit out of the towing company
Problem is they will keep stealing vehicles ?
The city knows.
The person on the licensing committee is getting a cut.
🙄 I hate to think that
Take the company to court..!!!!!
Well, I guess if they’re charged with grand theft auto that might be a warning to other towing companies that think they can get away with it
Yeah, thats not illegally towing. Its grand theft auto.
The cars weren’t illegally towed, they were stolen and scrapped.
Most tow truck companies/shops will steal you blind then box your ears so you can't hear the shaft going in.
The stories like this that got me thinking I have to stop watching the news, I bet this guy never hurt anybody in his life either. Legit or not hold that company liable
Happens all over the country. Growing problem
Tow companies seem to be really freaking shady a lot of the time
That owner of that towing company need to be charged or pay for that man to get a new car. You do not tow a car and then abandon it. What a bunch of BS. It was there driver and thus your responsibilty as a company to fix it.
Police writtinh fake tickets and tow truck stealing cars
Sue !!
Do the police even care? How are involved not in jail???
The police are in on it.
Ball Bat justice needs to be applied there.
The "honest and knowledgeable" talking heads apparently missed the point that this is vehicle theft and didn't ask the police to explain what they are doing to catch the thief or why they didn't make the inquiry. It would be helpful for local residents to know that the cops are on it.
they were most likely involved in parts theft as well
A few tow companies were caught illegally towing cars in and around San Francisco years ago. They claimed that their tows were legal, but it turns out that they weren’t. The city and/or state fined them, but I’m not sure if they were put out of business. The owners of those tow companies should have been charged with theft, but I don’t think that they were.
A point not noticed here is, If a person goes to cash in a cat convertor, they need to show ID so theft can be traced. The scrap dealer needs to be able to demonstrate the fact that the convertor was bought legally. Because of the huge replacement cost of these components , which in most states a legal requirement the salvaging of them is regulated. The ATow truck driver probably stole the convertor and sold them... if the punishment for car theft is based on the value of the goods (vehicle) stolen , then the courts need to be told just how much one costs to be replaced .
Oh good… The police are investigating… Justice is right around the corner😅
how can they have a license to tow without proving insurance for claims as needed?? Someone in the City has ALSO failed to protect the citizens
This been going on for years, city won’t do anything about it
Even the fine would be chicken feed compared to what they get for the stolen parts
I had a tow company try to take my Corvette like that from the driveway in front of my house, when I saw what happened on the camera we discovered that they tow company had a vehicle on site just like mine that they were trying to rebuild. The police didn't do anything about it and they even tried to charge me for the tow.
I think the police need to dig a little bit deeper into this company than suspending or such.
Usual suspects?
Towing companies make interstate moving brokers look honest.
Put em in jail
They will just move to another city and do the same thing all over again.
tow driver took the car, dumped it in the hood he came back and stripped it for a few bucks.
Revoke the license and they just create another company and do it again, they need to land in prison for grand theft auto for a few years.
You know these businesses need to checked out especially these general contractors ripping people off i was taken to the cleaners by Jim's Affordable Builders and GI Concrete left me with poor quality work and no one is doing anything it cost more to track them down and take them to court
Pull their license, arrest the owner and the driver asap!