Manchester man gets his stolen Cadillac back along with a $125 tow bill - The Union Leader
But hey, you own a 1993 Cadillac deVille, and Detroit loves to put everything at a driver’s fingertips. On Wednesday — five days after Jones paid the charge — I can’t get a straight answer about why a crime victim should have to pay a tow charge after police order his stolen car impounded for forensic testing. (And in this case at least, police didn’t even test it. ). “Manchester (police) requested it. If they requested it, they should pay for it,” growled a frustrated Jones, who is 62. Bedford police echo what Jones said. Even though Bedford police officially ordered the tow, they did so at the request of Manchester police, Police Chief John Bryfonski said in an email. “The towing charge in Bedford would be the responsibility of the Manchester Police Department, who requested the vehicle towed,” he wrote. Were the car found in Manchester, it would have been towed by a company that has a contract with Manchester police, and the owner wouldn’t be billed, said Lt. Brian O’Keefe, the Manchester police spokesman. “Unfortunately, it was located and towed outside of the city, so we have no control over their tow fees,” O’Keefe said. Source: www.unionleader.com
