DENVER – Contact Denver7 calls out towing industries for what critics call during the pandemic robbery. One company is now ignoring a judge’s order to return a car they ‘illegally towed’.
On June 28, 2020, Dene lost Attaway’s car a short distance from her home. She drives back to her parking lot late at night. Recordings show less than an hour later, Park It Right – also known as Towing Done Right – puts a trunk on it. On June 30, they towed it.
“They are thieves. They are absolute thieves,” Attaway said. “Without the required warning, they entered the night, they loaded my vehicle illegally. And the next night, I stole my vehicle illegally. They know the law can do nothing.”
And as she takes her case to court, a Denver judge agrees with her and decides that her car is being “illegally towed” and orders Park It Right to return the Jeep immediately and pay more than $ 3,200 to Attaway. paid to keep her car for the past seven months. .
“I thought I was going to see justice. I felt I stood up against giants and won,” she said. “But it was all in vain. I still do not have my car. ‘
More than a week since the judge’s ruling, Park It Right has refused to return her car. Their lawyer who told the case to Contact Denver7 is ‘on appeal’ The owner, Joel Perri, declined to comment.
Meanwhile, a former employee, Richard Roberts, contacted Denver7 and said he had just stopped the company that day because of what he saw.
“They still have her car,” Roberts said. “They damage people’s property, and then they cover it up and make sure it’s someone else’s fault.”
Contact Denver7 exposed Park It Right’s practice for the first time last week, after drivers accused the owner of targeting people with expired registrations and asking for more than the state allows for a trunk remove.
Now the governor is investigating.
“As you have exposed, it could be a racket,” Polis said. “People have to pay hundreds of dollars just to get their car back.”
Getting her car back is all Attaway wants now. A judge’s order was not enough to settle it, so she plans to keep fighting.
“I’m not going to go into the night quietly about this,” she said. “I appreciate that you shine it. I appreciate that you are willing to do these stories.”
Editor’s note: It’s part of a series of stories that Denver7 is working on to expose robbery practices. Denver7 seeks tips and feedback from the audience to help people in need, solve problems and hold the powerful accountable. If you know of a community that can address our call center, or have a story idea for our investigation team, send an email to [email protected] or call (720) 462-7777. Find more Denver7 stories here.