tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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Two days after the announcement of charges, tow truck driver James Basham was charged with two counts of felony harassment for allegedly blocking two journalists in their car at Metro Tow’s lot.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
Witnesses said the tow truck pulled into the driveway, the tow truck driver got out, knocked, then went back to his truck.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
An indictment unsealed Thursday alleges Badillo conspired with others to set fire to two tow trucks in San Francisco on April 4; one tow truck in San Francisco on April 29; one tow truck in East Palo Alto on July 25; and two tow trucks in San Francisco on Oct. 3.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
Officers spoke to the tow truck drivers, who moved the trucks away without further incident, according to court documents.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
Witnesses said the tow truck pulled into the driveway, the tow truck driver got out, knocked, then went back to his truck.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
An indictment unsealed Thursday alleges Badillo conspired with others to set fire to two tow trucks in San Francisco on April 4; one tow truck in San Francisco on April 29; one tow truck in East Palo Alto on July 25; and two tow trucks in San Francisco on Oct. 3.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
Officers spoke to the tow truck drivers, who moved the trucks away without further incident, according to court documents.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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