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GFunk 
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| Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 12:35 pm)
and they don't like it...
Riverside Towing Article in BR Biz Report
Interesting to see all the violations, as well as the State Police Investigation. Also really liked the personal letter one of the investigators wrote back to a complaintant.
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GeorgeTheGreek 
Michigan State Fan
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 12:37 pm to GFunk)
BOOOOM!!!!!!!
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el Gaucho 
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 12:37 pm to GFunk)
That's gonna hurt their tier rating
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Bmath
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TX
Member since Aug 2010
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 12:40 pm to GFunk)
One of their employees grabbed a pair of nun chucks when I questioned him amount I was charged being higher than what was on my receipt.
Evil company.
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GFunk
LSU Fan
Denham Springs
Member since Feb 2011
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 12:42 pm to Bmath)
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Bmath
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One of their employees grabbed a pair of nun chucks when I questioned him amount I was charged being higher than what was on my receipt.
Evil company.
Did he attempt to use them? Why not call da law on 'em?
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Commandeaux 
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Zachary
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 12:42 pm to GFunk)
800 pages
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Bmath
LSU Fan
TX
Member since Aug 2010
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 12:46 pm to GFunk)
No. He picked them up, but I just shook my head and tried calling their "corporate" instead. Kept getting the line that once it was dropped in the box there was nothing they could do.
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GeorgeTheGreek
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Member since Mar 2008
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 12:47 pm to GFunk)
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In 2009, Riverside was the subject of a State Police investigation called Operation Illegal Tow. The agency cited the firm with 81 counts—including filing false or fictitious statements, improper nonconsensual tows and improper billing invoices. The total original fine was $8,925.
According to the investigative report, troopers watched as Riverside operators towed vehicles from lots and dropped them off in the Walmart parking lot, where they were left unattended until another tow truck came to pick them up for transport to the Riverside storage yard. Such practices are illegal.
Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White, who formerly headed up the State Police division that oversaw towing enforcement, says he's had concerns about Riverside for nearly a decade. He questions why the Louisiana Department of Public Safety hasn't tried to revoke the company's tow license.
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Hammertime
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Hiding in your back seat
Member since Jan 2012
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 12:47 pm to GeorgeTheGreek)
This is 10yrs in the making. Everyone that ever parks around LSU has had dealings with those frickers. I have always thought that they knew someone higher up that allowed them to continue to get contracts
I can say I haven't ever seen them towing from under the overpass.
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He says Riverside actually recommended against towing
bull-fricking-shitquote:
I haven't had a physical altercation in five years, probably more like seven years.”
I had a buddy who they pulled a pistol on 5yrs ago when he argued about his car
Another illegal thing they do is tow cars to parking lots and have bigger trucks come pick them up in groups. I have gotten my truck back twice for free because I knew where they put them
Their biggest problem, IMO, is the fact that they charge the maximum towing fee of $150 or so dollars, and tack on another $150 to that for random bull shite.
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Rouge 
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 12:49 pm to GeorgeTheGreek)
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According to the investigative report, troopers watched as Riverside operators towed vehicles from lots and dropped them off in the Walmart parking lot, where they were left unattended until another tow truck came to pick them up for transport to the Riverside storage yard. Such practices are illegal.
exactly
he has video of every tow, but i bet he cannot produce continuous video of the car going straight to the yard
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LSUfan4444
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Mandeville
Member since Mar 2004
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 12:49 pm to GeorgeTheGreek)
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According to the investigative report, troopers watched as Riverside operators towed vehicles from lots and dropped them off in the Walmart parking lot, where they were left unattended until another tow truck came to pick them up for transport to the Riverside storage yard. Such practices are illegal.
How is that not straight up theft?
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Jim Rockford
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 12:50 pm to GFunk)
Riverside must not have kicked up their percentage on time to the proper authorities. Payback is a MFer.
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Rouge
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 12:50 pm to Hammertime)
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I had a buddy who they pulled a pistol on 5yrs ago when he argued about his car
doesnt happen now because many kids are smart enough to have to cell phone camera out the entire time when dealing with these people
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Bmath
LSU Fan
TX
Member since Aug 2010
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 12:58 pm to LSUfan4444)
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How is that not straight up theft?
Probably bc they towed cars parked illegally. It is a violation of procedure not theft.
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ProjectP2294 
Indiana Fan
NOLA
Member since May 2007
25278 posts
| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 12:58 pm to LSUfan4444)
They should dig up his political contributions and also the guy should be audited to find out how he's funneling kick backs to the people that should be putting him out of business but aren't.
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Bmath
LSU Fan
TX
Member since Aug 2010
3131 posts
| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 1:01 pm to ProjectP2294)
I guarantee he was running a cash only business for a reason. Being able to over charge was just one perk.
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el Gaucho
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 1:04 pm to GFunk)
It's a shame to see all these jealous people going after a good community business just trying to make an honest dollar
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LsuTool
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Member since Oct 2009
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 1:04 pm to el Gaucho)
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It's a shame to see all these jealous people going after a good community business just trying to make an honest dollar
weak
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GeorgeTheGreek
Michigan State Fan
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
34158 posts
| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 1:05 pm to ProjectP2294)
It's the most open secret out there and no investigative journalist wants to do any work.
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LSUfan4444
LSU Fan
Mandeville
Member since Mar 2004
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| re: Baton Rouge Business Report on Riverside Towing: Blue Boods getting a taste... (Posted on 11/14/12 at 1:06 pm to Bmath)
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Probably bc they towed cars parked illegally
Then why drop the cars off at Wal Mart?
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