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  • Woman threatens repo man with knife, steals tow truck

    http://www.wistv.com/story/18883026/...eals-tow-truck

    COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A repo man attempting to recover a vehicle Monday night got a little more than he bargained for when a woman pulled a knife on him and drove away in his tow truck.
    According to the Richland County Sheriff's Department, an employee of Big Foot Recovery was in the process of repossessing a Jeep Grand Cherokee from an apartment complex on Firelane Road when he encountered an unhappy female.
    The unidentified woman approached the 6' 250 pound repo man with a knife and told him to leave her car alone. The victim, 35, told the woman that he was there to repossess her vehicle because she hadn't been paying for it.
    The woman, according to the report, then cut the tow truck straps which were holding the Jeep. As the victim ran toward the truck, the woman turned the knife on him and got into the tow truck and drove off, according to investigators.
    As she was leaving the parking lot, the Jeep rolled off the truck and came to a stop in the roadway. The victim secured it and moved it off the road.

    After a brief search, deputies found the tow truck about a half mile away at a car wash at 7333 Parklane Rd. The truck sustained approximately $30K in damages because the boom arm had been dragged across the pavement, investigators said.
    A description of the suspect was not immediately available, but deputies say she is still on the run.

  • #2
    30k in damages to the truck? Cut the straps with a knife? Maybe tie downs - maybe. I would fire that guy for letting her take the truck.

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    • #3
      The things people do when we repo their cars are unreal. I found an 06 nissan last week that had not been paid on in over a year. Before I could back up to unit people came out of house like rats leaving a sinking ship. The woman who owned the car put baby stroller and two toddlers in front of unit. Her boyfrind and his buddy were on the porch they pulled up thier shirts to show me thier pistols. All that over a car not running sitting on flat. Just another day in the hood.

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      • #4
        Cars NOT paid for

        The "hood" has NOTHING to do with it.The fact of the matter is YOU did NOT do your job.If they had not paid for the unit in over a year you should have had the mindset that you would get one chance.YOU were NOT diligent enough!!! If you had any amount of experience you should have approached the situation with the necessary amount of caution and you would have retrieved your unit.Now the client has to worry about never getting their vehicle because the debtor will probably put it up!Ken
        Surety Recovery Service,Incorporated
        Oakland,California
        "The Recovery Specialists"
        Repossessions - Investigations - Bail Enforcement
        1-866-803-7376

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Surety View Post
          The "hood" has NOTHING to do with it.The fact of the matter is YOU did NOT do your job.If they had not paid for the unit in over a year you should have had the mindset that you would get one chance.YOU were NOT diligent enough!!! If you had any amount of experience you should have approached the situation with the necessary amount of caution and you would have retrieved your unit.Now the client has to worry about never getting their vehicle because the debtor will probably put it up!Ken
          I have a lot of experience at this. That is why when I spotted this unit parked behind house growing up in weeds I watched from a block away for over two hours. After the other two cars and five people left I waited a few more minutes and saw no one around. I don't think I could have done anything different. People milling around at two am. Cars blocking access to unit five am. So tell me how you would have done it so next time I will know how.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by David Simpson View Post
            The things people do when we repo their cars are unreal. I found an 06 nissan last week that had not been paid on in over a year. Before I could back up to unit people came out of house like rats leaving a sinking ship. The woman who owned the car put baby stroller and two toddlers in front of unit. Her boyfrind and his buddy were on the porch they pulled up thier shirts to show me thier pistols. All that over a car not running sitting on flat. Just another day in the hood.
            Did you call local law enforcement? Did you end up getting the unit?

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            • #7
              You can replace the truck, the driver you can not.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Surety View Post
                The "hood" has NOTHING to do with it.The fact of the matter is YOU did NOT do your job.If they had not paid for the unit in over a year you should have had the mindset that you would get one chance.YOU were NOT diligent enough!!! If you had any amount of experience you should have approached the situation with the necessary amount of caution and you would have retrieved your unit.Now the client has to worry about never getting their vehicle because the debtor will probably put it up!Ken
                no vehicle is worth anyones life, get a grip.

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                • #9
                  I found the nissan this mourning at 5am. Behind an empty house 3 blocks from wher it was. Snacthed it without problem. Unit will not run no battery engine covered with spider webs. Inside full of trash. Trunk is clean and spotless. You can get high just by the weed smell. This was their warehouse.

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                  • #10
                    The Hood

                    The main reason for my response was for the "hood" comment.You can NEVER be diligent enough. Maybe get a partner to work with.Maybe get key codes and walk in with a club and push the unit away,then hook it up...definately if you have a diesel truck....there are a good deal of things that you can do,BUT the main thing is that you must be much much more car\eful today than in prior years.People watch these shows and they figure they can do anything to us and nothing will happen...this is one of the reasons I do NOT like the repo shows.I have a clause in my contract that says if my company feels for ANY reason that the recovery would go smoother or safer with a key whether it be mechanical or otherwise,the client agrees to pay to get a key ( or pays to reimburse ) for the unit. Most of the problem is that you ( we as a whole industry) work for too cheap...because now you have to think....who is going to pay to fix the truck?? Ken
                    Surety Recovery Service,Incorporated
                    Oakland,California
                    "The Recovery Specialists"
                    Repossessions - Investigations - Bail Enforcement
                    1-866-803-7376

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                    • #11
                      found nissan

                      It makes no sense why they were hiding the unit if it does not work....The clients need to understand what "we" go through to get their vehicles.Charge them more money!! Ken
                      Surety Recovery Service,Incorporated
                      Oakland,California
                      "The Recovery Specialists"
                      Repossessions - Investigations - Bail Enforcement
                      1-866-803-7376

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                      • #12
                        I agree that I want the driver safe, no matter what. But he best not just be standing there while someone is damaging the truck - ie cutting straps with a knife.

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