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I drove a hook while I was in school and learned quite a lot about how things are done in MA. I got the call to come down to one of the many dirt roads in our area for a police recovery. The dispatcher told me the police were doing their accident investigation so I’d need to wait a little while until they were done but the shop owner, who was a retired cop himself, wanted everybody on scene ASAP. I spent four hours of overtime in the truck watching the boys in blue run surveyor’s wheels.

I found out later that the town was charged double overtime for three tow trucks and a flatbed, Hazard pay because it was snowing a little, and storage for the two cars that I could have had in the pen by myself in about 45 minutes.

The shop cleared about six grand and we drivers each got an extra hundred bucks for the overtime.

Patrol Cops get fired or jail time for calling a tow driver pal to the scene of accidents. ...But I guess its okay if the Mayor and Chief do it and get their cut.
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Twenty years ago, I was pulled over in my city about two miles from my house. It was a Sunday night and I’d had dinner (and 2 beers) with several friends in a different city and was driving an unfamiliar road home. ....I came upon a major highway construction project with many signs and stopped to figure out which way to go. Someone just blew by me and called the cops to tell them I was a drunk driver.

I finally found my way through the maze of barricades and got onto the entry ramp to the freeway near my home. I’d only gone about 1/2 mile before SIX patrol cars pulled me over. .....I spent the night in jail and found out the next morning where I could get my impounded car.

The car was located about 45 miles away! It cost me about $300 to get my car out of impound, though it had only been there about 12 hours.

The police/cities are definitely on the take from the towing companies!