Tow truck driver sentenced after stealing nearly 50 cars

News Nation ^ | September 30, 2025 | Vincente Arenas

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CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (KDVR) — A former tow truck driver who pleaded guilty to stealing nearly 50 vehicles was sentenced to 16 years in prison.

The 23rd Judicial District Attorney says the driver was preying on older, broken-down vehicles and then selling them before the owners knew they had been stolen.

Investigators say the tow truck driver would sell the vehicles at salvage yards in some cases for up to $500 each.

“But as you can imagine, these are individuals who perhaps have a lower income. It’s a broken-down car. They couldn’t tow it right away. They had to make other arrangements. And so, in most of these instances, he was preying on people to whom it would cause the most harm,” said 23rd Judicial District Chief Deputy District Attorney Jake Adkins.

The DA said Douglas County sheriff’s deputies spotted one of the stolen vehicles on a tow truck with a license plate reading camera.

The tow truck driver, Brian Chacon, was then linked to nearly 50 stolen vehicles in 2023 and 2024, the DA said.

The chief deputy district attorney says Chacon was able to quickly sell the vehicles he illegally towed.

“He would take those to a salvage yard and he was able to exploit loopholes in the PUC regulations that allowed him to sign that off as if it was his own vehicle. He would hurry and do it before the vehicle was reported stolen,” DA Chief Deputy Adkins said.

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Apparently, he would find old broken down cars, tow them away, and sell them to junk yards. Tow truck drivers could sell them without showing title. He probably stole about 100 cars and made about $40K doing it. He got 16 years.

[ansel12]

He sure deserved the 16 years, of all the people to steal their cars from.

I bet some homelessness and terrible stories came from some of those victims.

[xp38]

thou shalt not steal

[US_MilitaryRules]

And the people who run NGO’s steal BILLIONS and get no jail time.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Every reputable junk salvage yard records the VIN and ID of every vehicle and customer. I don't know how this dude got away with it for so long.

[NonValueAdded]

What are the chances one of his fellow inmates is one of his victims? Hilarity ensues ...

[pops88]

About 20 years ago, one of ours, towed by a supposed reputable mechanic, showed up in a junk yard across the country. We weren’t happy.

[kublia khan]

Today. Mr. Tow Truck driver, we are going to put you on the hook.

[VanShuyten]

Didn’t they make two movies about this?

[ConservativeMind]

They just needed one person to shoot him for stealing their property.

[Enterprise]

Thieves who steal multiple cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars generally don’t get 16 years in California. They should though.

[SaveFerris]

(He got 16 years)

I would have given him 32 years

Harmed a lot of people

[ifinnegan]

Murders and rapists get less time.

[Does so]

I’d look at his citizen status in order to deport.

[RandallFlagg]

I don't know how this dude got away with it for so long.

It's Colorado.
Used to be #1 for auto thefts in the country a year or two ago.
Still run by commies.
I'm amazed he got sentenced for it at all.
(All of my vehicles have alarms and GPS trackers)

[FlingWingFlyer]

Chacon. Another “hardworking” asylum seeker.