Tow company in viral video was banned from doing business with SF: city attorney

Prior to this incident, San Francisco received complaints from multiple victims who were allegedly scammed by Specialty Towing, according to City Attorney David Chiu. abc7ne.ws/3TVtAaT
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[@Cletus_the_Elder]

Confiscate the tow trucks, for starters. Place a permanent ban on the operators and drivers.

[@patmcbride9853]

Lock the drivers up for auto theft. It's more than $950 so they can do it.

[@danf1862]

We don't live in communist China, you can't just take people's stuff.

[@stevenjones1171]

@@patmcbride9853 Come on now this is the Bay Area no one goes to jail.

[@dragracer4407]

@@stevenjones1171 that is because San Francisco is The Shit Hole City By The Bay!!

[@shaggydawg5419]

@@patmcbride9853 wanna bet? I'd say nothing will happen to the company and/or drivers.

[@mikem.2078]

Don't just go after the company. This isn't just about the company. Go after the individual DRIVER. He is a criminal. Don't just punish the company and let the driver get off free. Identify him, and put him in jail.

[@justinxie9988]

Did you even watch the video?

[@mikem.2078]

@@justinxie9988 Your point? Every news anchor, including this one, is talking about "specialty towing". Never mention the driver.

[@donnywilliamson5807]

Go after both.

[@boossersgarage3239]

hysterical. the COMPANY IS AT FAULT FOR SURE...

[@ThatOpalGuy]

Lol.

[@Oldhogleg]

That's attempted auto theft and kidnapping, also a form of carjacking. Yet the "police" are treating it like it's petty shoplifting instead of felonies.

[@Truelib99Hobbes]

Reckless endangerment!

[@annieberardino8732]

Did u forget? it’s SAN FRANCISCO They have no police.

[@CookJunkie]

@@necroslairtheres no sanity left. It's basically "oh well, let's move along."

[@ThatOpalGuy]

They likely get a cut

[@Oldhogleg]

@@ThatOpalGuy No doubt.

[@qr330]

"This company appears to be the towing company we did nothing about last time. Now we're going to investigate and do nothing again."

[@TheMrDarius]

Lmao nailed it

[@BaKimura03]

But who’s the POS behind the wheel? Arrest that guy!

[@PunchBuggyDreams]

I woulda got out of my car with a crowbar on the ready. That is just crazy.

[@justincooper5189]

The dude doesn't need to get out of his truck to take the car though. He can lift it up so you can't do anything, and drive off. Then later lock it in and take it to the yard. If you get out, that's one less charge against him too, because it's illegal to tow a vehicle with people in it.

[@yx9811]

How about revoke their license and prosecute these criminals. WHY IS OUR OFFICIALS SO FU*KING SLOW TO ACT AND PROTECT US. Frustrating.

[@PhyuckYew]

That company isn't based in San Francisco.

[@knerduno5942]

Because it's what the people of SF voted for

[@PhyuckYew]

@@knerduno5942 Okay bum.

[@gamalhenson5217]

Their licenses were revoked in February. They have no regard to the law!

[@MarkSichten]

It is not Breed's goal to really do anything, only to pretend she has changed her mind on crime! At least until after the election. Same thing with illegal street vendors selling on Mission. She has cops there 8am-5pm. But listed to ABC report. At 6pm the illegal vendors return, but the cops don't come back to cite and arrest. WHY? If you know a bank is going to be robbed between 8-5pm and nothing happens, then a 6pm when the robbers show up, do cops say, well it's 6pm now so it's OK! Breed says yes!

[@duinay3]

Why isn't that tow truck driver in jail? SFPD is a joke 😂

[@patmcbride9853]

Kalifornistan is a joke.

[@knerduno5942]

Democrats is why

[@pasques]

​@@knerduno5942elaborate please?

[@fishyfool]

Yeah, go screw with SFPD., see what it gets you.

[@jakej1837]

Well the victim has to file a police report first (which from previous video they said they were thinking of doing so, but didn't say they did it yet). Then they also have to agree to press charges (which not everyone agrees with). Then the evidence has to be reviewed and they have to find and identify the driver. Might be a low priority case however given the tow driver was not successful.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Specialty Towing will close and tomorrow they will open under a new name.

[@joeysmith4650]

Right And suddenly specialty cameltowing emerged

[@stevemiller1626]

Because the DA won't prosecute the driver or owner

[@cpcxgsr]

Wow! That's wild! The fact that the tow truck was chasing the Toyota and cops and the city are not taking this seriously!?! Come on...

[@matthewbaynham6286]

that's attempted kidnapping, because there is someone in the car.

[@DrSammyMunchkin]

How about kidnapping? ✌

[@lilmamalove1623]

It’s criminal everywhere else. Yet it still happens. .

[@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

@@lilmamalove1623 It's only criminal if it doesn't serve the powers that be. If it saves the powers that be effort and they're willing to allow it to be "corrected" they'll allow us to sue. Otherwise we citizens can fuck ourselves. Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, doesn't matter government is government and gangs always look out for their own.

[@superdave2316]

That tow truck driver needs to be in jail for an attempted kidnapping. Those people must have been terrified. He can't claim he thought the car was illegally parked because they backed up twice.

[@PunchBuggyDreams]

Yeah but motorists don't usually park at an active intersection anyway, unless the car is disabled and the driver knows about it cuz they called the company for a tow.

[@StormFanatic210]

I’m in the Southeast and grew up in Texas. That’s two counts each of Attempted Kidnapping, Reckless Endangerment, and a host of other charges easily. That Company needs to be sued, shut down, and that driver arrested. Pull that stunt in Texas, and there’s another risk that driver would be taking.

[@mw6563]

That is attempted kidnapping. Law enforcement needs to take this very seriously.

[@JohnSmith-tk7nt]

This is San Francisco. Law enforcement takes nothing seriously. They bragged on the news yesterday that they did a raid in the Tenderloin and seized hundreds of pounds of drugs and arrested over 40 wanted felons..... This wasnt some trap house that they raided.... these guys literally sell their drugs in glass jars set up right on the streets. I walk by them every single day with jars full of powders and clearly stolen merchandise from stores layed out on blankets everywhere. They bragged how competent they are when they literally just walked down a known drug street and took care of what everyone else has been staring at for years. Nobody respects SFPD and they deserve less than that. (in fairness the few times ive had run ins with SF police theyve always been great to me, but holy shit are they ineffectual)

[@MAHAN1755]

Confiscate the tow trucks till this gets straightened out.

[@Esther-lm6pm]

Exactly. They are obviously still working. They are lying. They ARE CONNECTED to each other.

[@oweya342]

Shutter the company and trucks, hold the driver for multiple felonies

[@michaelwells7348]

Being Outta. Business don’t cut it.... the Fool belongs behind Bars.. PERIOD....

[@cbeautifulworld11]

That driver belongs in jail!

[@ahr355]

If he did that to a undercover police car, it would be "assault with a deadly weapon". "No consequences", continues to turn SF into a nightmare. I don't even recognize the city I grew up in anymore.

[@PunchBuggyDreams]

You're in good company friend. The city of Toronto has turned into shytes as well.

[@wendeeb3883]

This is the type of crap they do in Mexico.

[@carlalaudicinaLFC]

Oh! Now, YOU are tapped in. Indeed.

[@BrandonWhittaker90]

WOW SOOOO are you saying that the Driver MUST be MEXICAN? RACIST MUCH!?

[@dictionplacement5467]

Cali is basically mexico so i mean

[@wendeeb3883]

​@dictionplacement5467 it sure is and they brought their bs shenanigans here.

[@j-talk2024]

this is where you use your 2nd admendment rights and defend yourself againist which looks like a kidnapping

[@IfImCommentingStopMe]

Are you insane? There is absolutely no reason someone should get away with shooting the tow truck driver in any freaking US state based on the provided video footage. Proving genuine fear for your life (and not just unmerited paranoia or bejng an entitled gun-owner) would be very difficult. Reckless, dangerous, endangering safety/well-being, and totally illegal? Definitely. But unless some additional evidence is uncovered that they were actually trying to take the people too, kidnapping seems like a pretty big stretch. Literally just open your door and hop out if you really think someone was trying to kidnap you. If they also hop out and pursue you, then we can talk about firearms

[@kh600891]

@@IfImCommentingStopMe What If they had a baby in car ? hop out and leave ?

[@MV70707]

@@IfImCommentingStopMeyou let your family get kidnapped bro, I’m defending mine. And yes I care about my property more than the thief trying to steal its life. Sucks to suck for the tow truck driver but I guess that’s what criminals deserve. Don’t commit crimes and you won’t get popped. SF needs more vigilantes cause they dont care about fighting crime in that city.

[@sibhuskyguy]

@@IfImCommentingStopMe it's pretty obvious someone is in the car based on it moving and honking and all.... and he continued his actions.... gotta uno reverse this and ask if you're insane to expect someone to allow their car to be stolen and them kidnapped....

[@blaydCA]

ABSOLUTELY! It’s a necessary last resort.

[@patmcbride9853]

In Texas, the tow driver could easily end up staring down the barrel of a gun.

[@BixbyConsequence]

Briefly.

[@SomeGuyNamedTex]

That's for damn sure... I have no duty to retreat & the castle doctrine applies to my car, home, and work. Let em fa&fo.

[@scottleggejr]

Not in CA. Only criminals defend themselves 😂

[@patmcbride9853]

@@scottleggejr And the Kalifornistan government defends the criminals.

[@JJN631]

You lying

[@211teitake]

The state should tow away and seize their trucks. Eye for an eye.

[@mikeymike7738]

They tried to commit a crime in plain sight

[@gamalhenson5217]

I just looked them up on the SF superior court site and I saw a document signed by the owner, abigail Fuentes, where she calimed she cant pay a $4,000 judgment against her because she lives off $750 from calworks and food stamps. Her towing companies generate over 2 millions a year! You cant make this stuff up!

[@silvermica]

It's weird that the city is doing absolutely nothing about this - given the plethora of evidence and previous history.

[@patmcbride9853]

The party running Kalifornistan LOVES criminals and hates the law abiding.

[@squizzlor]

Criminality is good buisness for democrats. Look if they don’t make more problems what problems will they declare they will solve?

[@BREEZEMAYES]

That is carjacking. Blatant grand theft auto attempt. Thank god for the cameras that caught them.

[@LuisAlbertoZamarripaGranados]

This might sound like a crazy idea to some… but how about SHUTTING them down for good? Idk just a thought.

[@boossersgarage3239]

🔥🚒

[@bobcat2428]

0:14 specialty towing company should be ban!!! You witnessed a crime!!! This is a kidnapping crime!!!

[@GTIFabric]

Tow truck companies are possibly the shadiest business you will ever find

[@TheresaPowers]

no they are not.

[@nicks8026]

@@TheresaPowers how long have you been driving a wrecker, Theresa?

[@moogs]

Literally car jacking

[@germanbeer2466]

Wild Wild West. First raiding shopping malls. Now stealing cars off the street. Insane.

[@PunchBuggyDreams]

Merica.

[@oweya342]

Attempted kidnapping? Theft? Assault? Assault with a deadly weapon? Dangerous driving? Attempted car jacking?

[@loverachel941]

This is happening in Las Vegas Titan Towing as well unlawfully towing cars.

[@zekefister8294]

Only in SF and NYC have I seen such flagrantly illegal behavior by towing companies.

[@joeysmith4650]

LA too don't forget that land ahhh shits

[@zekefister8294]

@@joeysmith4650 You're right. 😁

[@miochan6414]

Memphis Tennessee as well

[@HingleMacCringleberry]

Not only that but the owners make $2M a year and are on welfare. They are also being charged with welfare fraud. Can't be on welfare and drive a Lamborghini

[@carlalaudicinaLFC]

That's what it is widespread here.

[@nyankanakitty]

How is banning them going to do anything?? All they have to do is register their business under a new name, then they will operate again. Or they can just continue doing illegal business as usual until the owner and tow drivers get fined and go to jail. But I doubt the government will go through this route because the politicians don't want to deal with criminals

[@LIZARD909ALIEN]

That should be considered attempted kidnapping 😂

[@Seaborg-m7h]

That should be either/or/BOTH Attempted Kidnapping/Attempted CARJACKING .

[@Danny-bd1ch]

Humanity is doomed. What the hell are we doing people.

[@carlalaudicinaLFC]

Voting "Democrat"!

[@RichardStrong86]

​@@carlalaudicinaLFC Every single time with you lot. It's like you've got tourettes or something, but one limited to blurting out "democrats" at every opportunity.

[@randyroche7969]

as a car shop owner, it's my experience that many tow truck drivers, especially independents, are shady and of a criminal demographic or like-minded. Our shop was moving, new tow truck driver approached us asking if we were selling any equipment, we made a deal to tow some of our cars to our new location in exchange for some equipment, we'll, they were quick to take the equipment, ghosted their end of the deal...then....we even have evidence that they came back and stole our moving truck full of our shop equipment...Covid hit a few weeks later, so then police/Insurance were not helping, I pulled cam footage from as many local cams as possible, eventually finding enough evidence, lic plates, vehicles, names, did background check, etc, weneven kept tabs on the criminal. Police again not interested, Insurance assumed we were framing someone, eventually they denied our claim saying wentook too long (it was covid)... but we've heard numerous complaints from customers about towing drivers as well... Which there are many upstanding independent reputable towing out there who get pushed under the bus by these criminals!!!!

[@Ellerich800]

Sentence the driver to years in prison for attempted kidnapping. Have they arrested him? Complete the story please.

[@terraf0rm]

Call this incident what it is - an attempted carjacking. This tow truck driver should be in jail, end of story.

[@mediocreman2]

Why aren't there charges against the driver? Oh yeah, San Francisco.

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

It did not close down. They will just change the name and start another LLC.

[@strawberry1606]

This is the problem. They change their name and just do business under another name, all while the ppl who were harmed in this can't even sue them anymore because that company no longer exists! This is even worse. It also prevents the driver from getting justice to damages done. That's emotional trauma right there. And damage to get tires to quickly turn and get out of the way. I mean what if she had accidentally hit something while trying to get away. Then that would have to come out of her own insurance. And she can't even sue for that cause the company would have just started another LLC and do the same thing.

[@gamalhenson5217]

I think they have good, yet corrupt, attorneys telling them the best way to scam people and avoid justice!

[@gamalhenson5217]

@@strawberry1606 I looked them up on the SF superior court site. A few won money judgments against them but NONE succeeded in collecting a penny!

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

@@gamalhenson5217 no. they have the city.

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

@@strawberry1606 exactamundo. yhe american way, LOL.

[@Bluegill_Hill]

Kidnapping is a felony. Someone should've made citizen's arrest of tow driver.

[@cheems5643]

FYI when these road pirates take your car to the impound you have to pay them 500$ for them to release your car and if you don’t they add 120$ storage fee each day and they will send you to collections. Ask me how I know

[@carlalaudicinaLFC]

They've been doing this for decades now.

[@kryptokrypto702]

The tow driver is about to FAFO with the wrong guy.

[@CharlesBallowe]

The city should tow all of their tow trucks and impound them indefinitely.

[@AmandaHall-r4g]

The driver should be arrested for attempted carjacking, he knew what he was doing wasn’t right. If they knew everything they were doing why hasn’t the company been brought up on charges and I hope everyone sues them and gets compensation

[@leelasmoochie]

That person has to be on some sort of drugs because how can you remotely make sense of this???? If they operate like this they need to be in jailed.

[@shekharmoona544]

Likely violated laws? They tried to steal a car in public with the driver inside?

[@carlalaudicinaLFC]

Right?!!!!

[@anlewi1]

Someone's going to end up unalived.

[@I_Love_my_adblock4408]

🙋🏾‍♂️ It looked to me like attempted kidnapping. 🤔

[@wesleyp3024]

attempted theft and kidnapping. seems like one would have the full right to defend ones self in this situation by any means at their disposal.

[@carlalaudicinaLFC]

Defend yourself in CA an you go to jail! I know!

[@jeromehugh9624]

When is this tow truck driver getting arrested on kidnapping and harassment charges?

[@carlalaudicinaLFC]

When the California governing system and Biden camp decide to take the chance on standing up for the USA- despite threats to their families.

[@cnccccccd]

From the UK, used to want to go to visit SF but it looks like an actual hell hole. No thank you.

[@PunchBuggyDreams]

Homeless and filth everywhere. Muggings and random attacks on pedestrians? No thanks.

[@gamalhenson5217]

The driver would have been in much more serious legal troubles if he succeeded in latching onto the car!

[@rhp_6926]

I used to tow cars, One, it's illegal to pick up a car with someone in it. Two, you can't just back your rig under a car, pick it up and drive off with it. This guy was just harassing these people for whatever reason.

[@carlalaudicinaLFC]

Straight up illegal activity. Should be in jail indefinitely.

[@lu_vega5187]

Ahhhh San Francisco, how y’all like it now that you made the police department just one glorified PSA in uniform

[@carlalaudicinaLFC]

Yep

[@josev7417]

They can't do business with the city... But they are allowing them to still operate rather than shutting them down for good.

[@dreamcastdc]

Should charge the tow truck driver for attempting kidnapping.

[@wm6746]

But what are you doing about it San Francisco city attorney? What are you doing about it?????? Stop the talk, do something !!! If you are not doing something about it, step the F down and let someone who does their job take over

[@carlalaudicinaLFC]

Awe.. California is owned by Mexican and South American drug cartels now. They have hits on them to comply or else.

[@The_Black_Sheep95]

They will just change their name and continue doing the same thing because the laws are weak in California.

[@carlalaudicinaLFC]

They're lazy and scared.

[@inktownfishing4505]

ST and AT should lose their business licenses permanently!

[@nicholas1987ucsb]

Now arrest the toy truck operator

[@WDCFL]

I'm so tired of soft talking politicians that eloquently offer nothing but excuses!. Go and seize all the property including towing the vehicles involved!. It sounds like this has been going on for an extremely long time and nobody can do anything about it.

[@Con-Doe]

Man with hat on backwards - Always a red flag

[@saradjtowingllc2477]

Specialty Towing with very special drivers😂😂😂😂 this mfk crazy

[@johnward1191]

The City attorney is a complete joke.

[@Renard380]

"Specialty towing? What's your specialty?" "Theft. Theft with kidnapping of whoever is in the vehicle when we steal it. Nobody else offers that service. That's our specialty"

[@carlalaudicinaLFC]

Welcome to the third world.

[@thynguyen6837]

😂❤

[@AIGuy1503]

Time to stand your ground 2A style when they try this.

[@charlenehastings4840]

WTH this company should be prosecuted and fined heavily for this behavior. It’s insane to see this happening. I’m glad the city has no contractual agreements with this specialty towing this person who was attempting to do this. This should be put in jail.

[@Rantsack]

What's new! The city and state don't give a rats behind if the tow company is doing anything illegal. If they can make the city and state money. They pass everything. With the amount of complaints and still in business, guess how and why!

[@miamivicefanatic9736]

Be on the lookout for this tow truck and report its location to the police.

[@knerduno5942]

LOL! ANd what would they do?

[@mclaine33]

That’s literally an attempted kidnapping and carjacking

[@KieranMckean]

You could add attempted kidnapping to the charges.

[@fatimalomibao6148]

There's a serious crime done here. It should be taken seriously.

[@Trump-rv4nz]

What is going on here

[@keikei3301]

Arrest the owners and operators and shut the business down. We need more regulations and proper licensing!

[@wearethelandrovers9014]

Kidnapping, false imprisonment., and carjacking. But, hey, it's Kalifornia. Their kops don't care and apparently, the DA. The people in that car need to get a GOOD lawyer.

[@jackiegarcia8462]

Will be seeing an arrest by tomorrow or next day watch

[@bubbalo3388]

Don't know how the idiot tow driver figure how he was gonna be able to pull a scam by hooking up a car with people in it doing nothing wrong. And the reporting is horrible. Is this type of scam a thing that this company does? Have other companies done this? Is it new? What? Hope the lady files something with the courts to get the driver arrested and sue the owners for attempted kidnapping and auto theft.

[@Zorn76]

What's the #1 hobby of a tow truck driver 👃🍚

[@vernonwood1311]

That tow driver is lucky car drivers weren't armed. People have a Wright to defend themselves against car jacking and kidnapping. Tow truck driver should be jailed on felony charges.

[@willamcombs1106]

Trying? As in stopping and towi n g every single vehicle owned by this company and arresting the drivers and other employees? Or just saying on the news that city officials are doing something and then actually doing nothing?

[@Cucumberflavoredmustard]

That's literally attempted carjacking.

[@jikester]

So what are they doing about it? They have been known to breaking laws but haven’t seemed to be prosecuted. What a joke.

[@RndmMcRndmnss]

I don't understand. Why was he trying to take their car while it was in operation?!!! Was he on drugs or something?!! 🤨🧐

[@carlalaudicinaLFC]

This absolutely psychotic.

[@quoc-anhtran6439]

That was kidnapping.

[@carlalaudicinaLFC]

Yes

[@celebrityrog]

Yet another politician that needs to get voted out of office for not actually doing anything to convict and imprison the owners of the company. The fact that it’s happened a second time means to be that the city will never do anything about it. Vote vote vote.

[@nuzhinga]

Happens all across the country.

[@travispenner7482]

CCW much, nevermind it’s the Bay Area. You’d go to jail for defending yourself and your family from a kidnapping attempt. If he tried that in Texas he probably would be driving away….

[@Anonymous-pm7jf]

For all of yoy saying how its atrempt kidnapping and theft..it doesnt matter when you're in San Fran. The criminals don't get prosecuted!! Instead they get hugs!!!

[@Yaseen-mi]

Arrest the driver for attempting to kidnap

[@bbrcummins1984]

Its San Francisco folks

[@danielgloverpiano7693]

@@bbrcummins1984 San Francisco was voted world’s best city to live in for 2021. We are experiencing the lowest crime since 1970. Houston had 477 murders last year. San Francisco had 55. I’m proud to live in San Francisco and enjoy our 65 degree weather. I think the horrible heat in flyover states makes people more violent. Just a theory.

[@danielgloverpiano7693]

@@bbrcummins1984 like you could ever afford to visit or live in San Francisco? Hahahahaha. what do you know?

[@Lp0tr33]

Attempting kidnapping, grand theft auto, reckless endangerment, fleeing the scene of a crime, those are misdemeanors in SF.

[@JohnPMiller]

San Francisco cars suffer mental distress: smash & grabs, cat thefts, carjackings, and now this. If they were self-driving, they'd get the heck out of California!

[@railroad9000]

Looks like grand theft auto to me!

[@IOSAShorts]

ABC7 News Bay Area, This made me so happy! I liked and subscribed!