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Do all Cops call for a tow truck at the scene of an Accident in BR?

Posted on 4/29/16 at 12:59 pm
Posted by bayouman
Uptown NOLA
Member since Apr 2012
1561 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 12:59 pm
My Niece got in an fender bender in BR, no one got a ticket, but we got her AAA, but the cop called for a tow truck that was going to cost $200+. She told the female cop she didn't want it and she was going to call AAA. Cop said If AAA got there first ok, but tow truck was already on the way. She's not sure the name of the company, but they stole some stuff out of her car. Sounds like a racket to me.
Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
70540 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 1:00 pm to
Probably Riverside
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
101930 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 1:00 pm to
Yeah, she got played.
Posted by mkibod1
South of the Donna Dixon Line
Member since Jan 2011
4744 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 1:00 pm to
Louisiana politics at their finest.
Posted by iSpy
Member since Sep 2015
274 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 1:00 pm to
I'm sure it's Roadrunner Towing and it is a racket
This post was edited on 4/29/16 at 1:02 pm
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
39271 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 1:01 pm to
It is a racket. How do you think Riverside is still in business?
Posted by LucasP
Member since Apr 2012
21618 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 1:03 pm to
Cop tells you to get a tow truck, you get a tow truck. Pretty simple.
Posted by CoachChappy
Member since May 2013
32594 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 1:06 pm to
Delete this thread and call an attorney, now!
Posted by jbgleason
Bailed out of BTR to God's Country
Member since Mar 2012
18928 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 1:13 pm to
I am sure people of the OT will want to bash the cops here but as someone who sits in BR traffics everyday I applaud this. Get the nearest tow truck and clear the damn road. Not going to inconvenience every other driver so she can wait on Joe Bobs AAA towing.
Posted by toosleaux
Stuck in Baton Rouge traffic
Member since Dec 2007
9226 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 1:16 pm to
Isn't Roadrunner Towing the exclusive towing company for BRPD?
Posted by ManBearTiger
BRLA
Member since Jun 2007
21862 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 1:23 pm to
Only the ones who get a kickback from Riverside.



So yes.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
38779 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 1:56 pm to
They do that in Dallas too. Some City Ordinance.
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
30615 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 2:16 pm to
What fender bender requires a car to be towed????
Posted by craigbiggio
Member since Dec 2009
31805 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 2:17 pm to
Your niece is either lying or confused.
Posted by Slinky
Member since Dec 2013
3118 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 2:28 pm to
BRPD has a contract with Roadrunner unless I'm mistaken.

If what you're saying is correct, she needs to call the public integrity department. If the car was driveable from the scene, she could have left without needing a tow.
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124689 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 2:30 pm to
Pic of your niece

Thank you
Posted by VetteGuy
Member since Feb 2008
28317 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 2:38 pm to
quote:

Cop said If AAA got there first ok, but tow truck was already on the way.


Yes, it is a racket.

Cop will give her some crap about how we have to clear the wreck "in a hurry". Causeway Police has the same scam.
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67593 posts
Posted on 4/29/16 at 2:48 pm to
quote:

Cop said If AAA got there first ok


just guessing this has to do with clearing traffic ASAP?
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