Colorado

Arrest Made in Dragging Death of Towing Operator, Funeral Service Tuesday

Feb 26th, 2011 | By | Category: Colorado, National News

An arrest has been made in the dragging death of a Colorado Springs tow truck operator. A news report said Detra Farries, 32, was booked into the El Paso County Jail on Friday, Feb. 25. Farries was arrested on manslaughter charges. Tow truck operator Allen [...]



Vigil and Procession Held for Deceased Colorado Tow Truck Driver

Feb 26th, 2011 | By | Category: Colorado, National News

Hundreds of tow truck drivers, family members and citizens of the Colorado Springs area mourned the death of Allen Rose Thursday night, Feb. 24, according to news reports. Parts of Murray Blvd. and Platte Ave. were closed for the vigil, and the mourners gathered at [...]



Tow Truck Driver Dragged to Death Identified

Feb 24th, 2011 | By | Category: Colorado, National News

The police have provided more information on the Colorado Springs tow truck driver killed Wednesday after being dragged behind an SUV, a report states. A company employee identified J&J Towing co-owner, Allen Rose, 35, a married father of two and an Iraq War veteran who [...]



Colorado Tow Truck Driver Dragged to Death

Feb 23rd, 2011 | By | Category: Colorado, National News

Colorado Springs police announced today that a tow truck driver died after being dragged nearly two miles behind an SUV he was trying to tow, according to news reports. Witnesses said the tow truck driver was in the process of towing an illegally parked SUV [...]



Parents of Child Left in Towed Car Receive Abuse Charge

Dec 4th, 2010 | By | Category: Colorado, National News, State By State News

The parents of a 9-month-old girl have been issued a summons for misdemeanor child abuse for leaving the child in a car that was towed Nov. 30 in Denver, Colo. Guadalupe Torres-Sanchez and Rene Calderon, both 32, were identified by Denver Police. According to a [...]



Denver Vehicle Towed with Infant Inside

Dec 1st, 2010 | By | Category: Colorado, National News

A Denver towing company removed a car Tuesday, Nov. 30, with a nine-month-old baby inside, according to a news report. Excalibur Recovery removed a car blocking a business garage after the car had been sitting there for an hour, the report states. Thirty minutes after [...]



Colorado

Jul 12th, 2010 | By | Category: Colorado, State By State News

The Colorado Department of Transportation has installed cable guards on I-70 and I-25 and the Towing and Recovery Professionals of Colorado are advising members to take care when dealing with vehicles that may be tangled in cables. Members are cautioned not to cut the cables, [...]