Police arrested the enraged driver who was caught on camera stealing a tow truck with his own vehicle attached and slamming it into multiple cars — leading his pick-up to topple.

They finally busted him. Russell Laiosa. I know the NY Post is a rag, but it’s the first article I found confirming an arrest.

    • dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      4 days ago

      The penalty will amount to several thousand dollars. Especially in NYC.

      It’s predatory as shit.

      3rd party towing and “storage fees” should be illegal. It should be operated by the city and the parking ticket should pay for the cost the city goes through (not funding the cops)

      • lud@lemm.ee
        1·
        4 days ago

        3rd party towing and “storage fees” should be illegal. It should be operated by the city and the parking ticket should pay for the cost the city goes through (not funding the cops)

        Agreed. I do think there should also be a punitive fine for breaking the law and blocking the street though. Storage fees also make sense if you don’t collect the car X amount of days. Storage isn’t free but maybe you included those costs in “the cost the city goes through”.

        Also third party towing isn’t a bad thing if they are simply contractors to the city.