"Crown Point Police Chief Pete Land said he has no problem with how the situation was handled."
I feel sorry for the citizens of Crown Point. Sounds like someone is getting a kickback from the towing company. Also, no I would not have paid and I would not have allowed them to take my car.
I think CM is right on both points. Nothing like shaking people down, aren't there laws against that?
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The question becomes: For how long does the temporal proximity of the benefit of clearing the blockage apply to motorists who follow the clearing? I would argue instantly!!! There is precedent for this in thousands of instances. Say a semitruck looses control in an icy situation on the highway. The police are dispatched and cannot move it. Traffic backs up for miles. A private company with heavy equipment arrives to move the damaged semi out of the way of motorists. Do we allow that tow company to charge everyone backed up on the highway for miles just because they have collaterally benefited from the removed impediment? I do not believe this is done. This is not unusual and happens thousands of times year round.
I have never met an honest towing service or tow truck driver. Period.
So if someone double parks and blocks me I have to pay when they get towed?
Same here, but if you're not from around NWI, you probably wouldn't know, that midnight blue is probably the worst of the worst, so this is pretty much par for the course for those theivesI have never met an honest towing service or tow truck driver. Period.