The one factor extra annoying than getting your automotive towed could be getting your automotive towed by a pretend tow truck driver, one girl in Boston realized not too long ago.
“The only way we can move forward on these types of crimes is when victims come forward rather than simply giving in to whatever scam is being attempted on them,” Suffolk District Legal professional Kevin Hayden mentioned in an announcement.That’s precisely what this sufferer did, and he or she deserves an excessive amount of credit score for her fast and proper determination.”
The unidentified girl known as Boston Police at round 10 p.m. Saturday to say that her automotive had been towed for no obvious motive and that the proprietor of the tow firm, “Up N Down Towing,” was making an attempt to extort her for $300 in money, in response to Hayden’s workplace.
That tower, Tyrone Rutledge, 33, of Roxbury, now faces fees together with extortion, witness intimidation and several other motorcar violations. Decide Maureen Flaherty set bail at $100 and ordered Rutledge to return to court docket December 11 for a pre-trial listening to.
In accordance with the DA’s workplace, Rutledge has a historical past of motorcar crimes, together with pleading responsible Monday to working with no license. Officers on the scene acknowledged him, in response to prosecutors, from a earlier police bulletin for towing automobiles with no license.
The alleged sufferer advised police that when she known as his firm, he advised her she was towed for being improperly registered and uninsured — which was not true, in response to the town Transportation Division. Even when he made a mistake, he allegedly advised her, she must fork over $300 to get her automotive again.
