Stolen car ring: Victims speak out as illegal tow truck driver is sentenced to ... - OregonLive.com
A bumper sticker that read "United We Stand'' was the only distinguishing mark left on a stolen 1991 Ford van that Sonny Plew towed to West Coast Car Crushing in North Portland on Oct. "After 20 years of laying carpet, I have had to start over from scratch,'' Speer wrote in a statement read in court at Plew's sentencing hearing Friday. "It makes me ill to think that all my years of hard work and gathering tools meant so little to someone else that they would scrap my livelihood for $700. ''. Speer was one of at least five victims who owned vehicles Plew stole and towed to be... They're accused of plucking legally parked cars off the street or freeway, hauling them off without tow licenses and dumping them at West Coast Car Crushing, knowing the business would pay cash without demanding ownership documents, as required by... The owners of West Coast Car Crushing and the adjacent A-1 Light Van & Truck Parts face racketeering charges in the scheme , accused of flouting state law by crushing more than 100 cars without the documents. Circuit Court Judge Eric J. Bloch sentenced Plew to two years in prison, followed by three years of probation during which he. Source: www.oregonlive.com
