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Usman Law Firm: Chase Auto Finance Corporation sued for repossessing a car that was already paid off
MADISON, Wis., June 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Usman Law Firm and DeLadurantey Law Office have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, Case No. 17-cv-00236 on behalf of Dane County residents Ron and Teresa Olstad, alleging they were victims of the illegal taking of their car. In the complaint filed in March 2017, the defendants – Chase Auto Finance … Continue reading →
Man tries to save auto from being repossessed on Stockbridge Avenue
Someone didn’t want a tow truck driver to repossess an auto early Saturday. Police are treating the incident as a case of criminal mischief and harassment. The tow truck operator told police that shortly after midnight he tried to hook a car in the 400 block of Stockbridge Avenue, not far from Buffalo’s Bailey and Kensington Avenue intersection. Someone then … Continue reading →
Loris man who left bag with gun, heroin in repossessed car sentenced in federal court
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – On Thursday, US Attorney Beth Drake announced a Loris man was sentenced for distributing heroin and a gun charge. Norod Arcane McCullough, 24, was sentenced to 72 months in prison and five years supervised release for possession with intent to distribute a quantity of heroin and for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug … Continue reading →
Repo Wrongdoing: What is Allowed During a Repossession?
Wednesday night, a repo man sparked an abduction scare in West Philadelphia after inadvertently repossessing a car with a child sleeping inside. On June 9, a different repo man shot and killed a man- firing up to 19 bullets- after an altercation over a repossession in Point Breeze. After these recent repos gone wrong, what are the ground rules during … Continue reading →
Repo Man Tows Minivan With Sleeping Child in Back
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say a man repossessing a minivan towed it with a sleeping child in the back. They say the man used GPS to track the vehicle early Thursday morning after the 7-year-old’s mother said she had stopped to run into work at a pizzeria. The woman and bystanders screamed as the tow truck drove off with … Continue reading →
Semi ‘Voluntary’ (letter to the editor)
Just get a call from Bell & Williams. Said they want me to repo a truck with a GPS parked on a corner here in Florida. The child employee went on to tell me why it’s just like a voluntary repo… because it’s a couple miles from the debtors house. He wanted to pay me $450 contingent. I tried my … Continue reading →
Repossessed car stolen, possibly by upset owner in Murfreesboro
If you have your vehicle repossessed, it does not mean that you can go pick it up from the financial institution once they close at the end of the day. Apparently, a Murfreesboro man had his 2001 Lincoln repossessed on Monday (06/019/2017) by 3D Financial on NW Broad Street. After the car was parked behind the business, security cameras show … Continue reading →
Former Mayville police chief charged, accused of falsifying report
DODGE COUNTY (WKOW) — A criminal complaint was filed with the Dodge County Clerk of Courts Monday, charging former Mayville Police Chief Christopher MacNeill with misconduct in public office and obstructing an officer. The complaint states MacNeill intentionally changed the wording on a police report to help out a friend and former co-worker’s son. In January 2011, officers were called … Continue reading →
Two men arrested following dispute over car repossession
A dispute between an man attempting to “repo” a vehicle and the vehicle’s owner involved an argument, a threat, and shots fired at a residence in the area of State Route 571 and Rangeline Road in Miami County. Detectives later executed a search warrant on the home where the owner, 34-year-old, Matt Naff, was arrested and jailed. The man involved … Continue reading →
Vero Beach Repo Drivers Report Man With Gun
VERO BEACH, Florida – The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office received a call from two tow truck drivers in Vero Beach about a man with a gun during a repo. David John Brandes, 54, removed the weapon from his right front pocket and dropped it into the bed of a white truck as deputies arrived at his Vero Beach residence … Continue reading →