Grand Theft: San Francisco has graduated to the next level.
From ABC 7:
"We were at a stoplight and minding our own business," explains Joanne, who requested we use only her first name. She described running errands with her husband the morning of April 9.
While the couple were stopped along Bush and Montgomery, they thought the yellow Specialty Towing truck was moving toward a nearby Waymo autonomous vehicle. But soon, it was getting too close for comfort.
Dude literally tried to tow them away in the middle of the street!
Apparently, this company has been slapped with a charge by the city for illegally towing people away.
ABC7 reached out to Special Towing via email and phone but did not hear back.
The company along with two others were charged by City Attorney David Chiu in Feb. for fraud and illegally towing parked cars. His office described the company as "unscrupulous" in their online news release. Specialty Towing is now prohibited from bidding or receiving city contracts.
Joanne and her husband tell me they were eventually able to lose the tow truck and drove back home to the East Bay. They maintain they didn't do anything wrong and are still perplexed as to why they were targeted.
Why you were targeted?
Because you live in San Francisco, where the rules are made up and the points don't matter!
Joanne is planning to file a police report soon and is sharing their story to raise awareness for other drivers.
"Be more careful when they're driving around and making sure if something doesn't look right, make sure you do your best to protect yourself," she shares.
Be careful, Joanne. It's San Fran: It's practically illegal to protect yourself!
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