tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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The scheme involved sending tow trucks to steal vehicles, which were then held hostage at Certified Auto in Buena Park, demanding cash payments for their release.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The 34-year-old victim was waiting for a tow truck on Pennsylvania Ave.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
The tow truck company that regularly roamed her Hamden, Connecticut, […]
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—Haru Coryne, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a Merrillville man’s conviction and 100-year sentence Tuesday for killing his wife’s former boyfriend’s friend with a tow truck.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The 34-year-old victim was waiting for a tow truck on Pennsylvania Ave.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
The tow truck company that regularly roamed her Hamden, Connecticut, […]
Subscribe to continue reading this article.
—Haru Coryne, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a Merrillville man’s conviction and 100-year sentence Tuesday for killing his wife’s former boyfriend’s friend with a tow truck.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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