Denver tow business Park It Right refuses to return car to owner, despite judge s order
KMGH
and last updated 2021-01-24 21:14:45-05
DENVER Contact Denver7 has been calling out tow companies for what critics call predatory towing during the pandemic. Now, one company is ignoring a judge s order to return a car they unlawfully towed.
On June 28, 2020, Dene Attaway s car started to lose air a short distance from her home. She drove back to her parking space late that night. Records show less than an hour later, Park It Right also known as Towing Done Right put a boot on it. On June 30, they towed it.
Trash, needles, tents, fire: Neighbors concerned over âdevolvingâ lot in Uptown
Neighbors are fed up with an abandoned car wash that has become the site of trash and needles, then a homeless encampment, and then a fire all in the last six months.
and last updated 2021-01-14 20:50:54-05
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Still waiting: Stimulus payments late, partial or not coming
IRS: Claim missing payments on 2020 taxes
Scripps National
and last updated 2021-01-13 20:35:46-05
DENVER The second round of stimulus payments came with half as much cash, but for some, even more problems.
Many would-be recipients have been reaching out to Contact Denver7, saying they have been held in check.
Glendale resident Rhonda Wetzig and her husband had no trouble with their first stimulus check, but the second came up short at $1,015 instead of $1,200. So, we definitely needed that $186 that was the difference, said Wetzig. And I can t find any information, so that s why I reached out to see if you could help me.
Gov. Polis looks into stopping predatory towing for expired plates during pandemic
More homeowners towed for expired plates reach out to Contact Denver7 to expose problem
Denver7
and last updated 2021-01-24 21:16:17-05
DENVER â The screeching sound her car makes while being towed in the Ring video is like nails on a chalkboard to teacher Karin Rager. You can hear that something isn t right, said Rager, whose car was towed from her Lakewood condo complex last week because of expired plates, even though proof of current registration was displayed on her dash. I was frustrated and upset because I felt like I had done everything the towing company had told me to do.
Colorado homeowners allege predatory towing for expired plates during pandemic
Governor s office investigating
During this pandemic that has caused delays and closures at DMVs, not only are Colorado towing companies still towing and booting cars for expired tags, Contact Denver7 found some are overcharging people to get their cars back.
and last updated 2021-01-24 21:15:39-05
DENVER â Condo owners who parked their cars outside their homes in their assigned spots still found their vehicles booted or towed as part of a disturbing trend at condo complexes and apartments across the Denver metro area.
People are paying hundreds of dollars to get back their cars, even though the state is asking for leniency for expired registration.