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One tow truck operator is dead and another wounded in two shootings early Friday, May 6. In Northwest Dallas, Texas, a towing operator and his co-worker were preparing to tow an illegally parked car from an apartment building in the 3300 block of Chapel Creek [...]

The York, Pa., City Council is considering an ordinance to regulate towing and towing fees, according to news reports. The ordinance would require towing companies to purchase licenses to operate in the city, and require operators to notify city police within one hour of towing [...]

The Pittsburgh Parking Authority, using a tow truck and hand-operated dollies, moved dozens of vehicles to higher ground Wednesday, April 13, as flood waters rose at the Monongahela Wharf parking lot, according to a news report. The Wharf had opened to limited parking based on [...]

A Pennsylvania tow truck driver shot today in Chester has officials wondering whether the act was intentional or accidental, a report states. Officers were called to an alley around 10 a.m. for a report of a shooting. When they arrived they found the driver from [...]

A Pennsylvania tow truck driver was held on murder charges today in the September death of an alleged rival tow truck driver, according to reports. Prosecutors say 26-year-old Glen McDaniel was held on murder charges today for the death of 30-year-old Ray Santiago. A security [...]

Police say an Easton, Pa. man went to a Nazareth towing company and stole his impounded car, damaging other vehicles in the process. According to news reports, Brett Kline, 18, was arrested March 6 after being pulled over by police at approximately 2:36 a.m. Kline [...]

News reports say no charges have been filed in the death of a woman struck by her own car. Denise Polinchak, 55, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., called for a tow Monday Mar. 7. She was struck by the open door of her vehicle as the tow [...]

An Ambridge, Pa., towing operator testified that a woman hit him with her vehicle as he attempted to tow her car from an apartment complex. According to a news report, James Whitman, a driver for Lowry’s Towing in Ambridge, said at a Feb. 17 preliminary [...]

The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, City Council has passed a controversial ordinance that will change how tow trucks respond to accident scenes in the city. According to news reports, the current system allows tow truck operators to arrive at accident scenes, solicit to have a tow agreement [...]