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New Orleans tow truck driver accused of accepting cash in exchange for not towing cars
Posted on 8/2/25 at 6:57 am
Posted on 8/2/25 at 6:57 am
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A city of New Orleans tow truck driver has been arrested following a joint investigation by the Louisiana State Police and the office of inspector general.
According to court documents, Michael L. Willis Jr. is accused of accepting cash payments in exchange for not towing vehicles.
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Anyone who may have been asked to pay cash to a city of New Orleans tow truck driver in exchange for the release of their vehicle is urged to come forward.
A spokesperson for the inspector general said information from the public will help determine if the scheme is more widespread.
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Posted on 8/2/25 at 6:58 am to Stealth Matrix
Color me shocked.
This post was edited on 8/2/25 at 7:00 am
Posted on 8/2/25 at 7:01 am to Stealth Matrix
I thought paying cash was how you didn't have your car towed? Is the city mad they didn't get the money instead of the driver?
Posted on 8/2/25 at 7:02 am to Stealth Matrix
How many Altimas are involved?
Posted on 8/2/25 at 7:02 am to Stealth Matrix
quote:It was probably less than the cost to get your car out of the lot. So what’s the incentive for coming forward and ratting yourself out?
Anyone who may have been asked to pay cash to a city of New Orleans tow truck driver in exchange for the release of their vehicle is urged to come forward.
ETA: Oh now I see he is a city employee. Gee I wonder if there were any signs he might not be the most trustworthy of individuals…
quote:…and he wasn’t fired then????
Court records also indicate Willis has a prior arrest from 2022 involving weapons-related charges, though those are unrelated to the current investigation.
This post was edited on 8/2/25 at 7:05 am
Posted on 8/2/25 at 7:03 am to Stealth Matrix
Cities just pissed they didn’t get their cut.
Posted on 8/2/25 at 7:12 am to Stealth Matrix
quote:
Michael L. Willis Jr. is accused of accepting cash payments in exchange for not towing vehicles.
Posted on 8/2/25 at 7:27 am to Stealth Matrix
No tax on tips?…
Posted on 8/2/25 at 7:28 am to CuseTiger
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I thought paying cash was how you didn't have your car towed?
I came in thinking the same thing but he was a city employee doing city tows
Posted on 8/2/25 at 7:37 am to CuseTiger
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I thought paying cash was how you didn't have your car towed? Is the city mad they didn't get the money instead of the driver?
Sounds like Aunt Becky. If she'd bribed the Board of directors instead of the rowing coach she wouldn't have been in trouble.
This post was edited on 8/2/25 at 7:38 am
Posted on 8/2/25 at 7:56 am to Stealth Matrix
The city has employees running tow trucks?
Posted on 8/2/25 at 7:56 am to Stealth Matrix
A relative of Big Lee?
Posted on 8/2/25 at 8:03 am to CuseTiger
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I thought paying cash was how you didn't have your car towed? Is the city mad they didn't get the money instead of the driver?
Hopefully this is a troll and not serious commentary. Obviously, the city is the one who must be paid to park on city property. This is like if somebody would pay me to allow them to park on my neighbor’s property. I have no such right to allow that or to collect payment for it.
This post was edited on 8/2/25 at 8:07 am
Posted on 8/2/25 at 8:14 am to Stealth Matrix
Depends on how much. I would probably bribe him to avoid the hassle and expense of the impound fees.
Posted on 8/2/25 at 8:22 am to Stealth Matrix
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Anyone who may have been asked to pay cash to a city of New Orleans tow truck driver in exchange for the release of their vehicle
Is that not how the process is supposed to work?
Posted on 8/2/25 at 8:28 am to OceanMan
Sounds like he was doing the Lord's work
Posted on 8/2/25 at 9:21 am to Stealth Matrix
Grew up on the NorthShore. At 16 me and my buddies all went out in my piece of shite Mustang. It was St Patrick’s Day. Last words of my parents were do NOT go to New Orleans. No problem.
15 minutes later we were halfway across the lake.
Many many beers later we headed back across the Causeway and threw a rod killing the car. Cue Causeway Police and a tow truck. Me and my buddy pooled together something like $16 cash to convince the tow truck driver to alter the paperwork and say he picked up the car on the Mandeville Lakefront. I mentioned the story 20 years later at a dinner figuring my parents knew at some point and they were floored.
15 minutes later we were halfway across the lake.
Many many beers later we headed back across the Causeway and threw a rod killing the car. Cue Causeway Police and a tow truck. Me and my buddy pooled together something like $16 cash to convince the tow truck driver to alter the paperwork and say he picked up the car on the Mandeville Lakefront. I mentioned the story 20 years later at a dinner figuring my parents knew at some point and they were floored.
Posted on 8/2/25 at 9:25 am to Stealth Matrix
I did that once although not in NOLA . And it was my idea. Many moons ago, someone was hooking my car up. I asked him how much it was going to be at the tow yard. At that time I wanna say it was $150. I offered him 50. He said “I could do that”. Unhooked me and I was on my way.
Posted on 8/2/25 at 9:26 am to Stealth Matrix
Sorry, I need a civics lesson refresher: how does a towing system get enacted by a city?
City council unilaterally approves it? If so, why is LSP involved in a city infraction?
City-wide vote? I can't imagine a single resident ever voting 'yes' to having their car towed, even if they've been inconvenienced by say a double-parked car & understand the need for a city-enforced towing system.
State legislature passed a law that gives license to cities to tow?
Sincerely,
Dumbass
City council unilaterally approves it? If so, why is LSP involved in a city infraction?
City-wide vote? I can't imagine a single resident ever voting 'yes' to having their car towed, even if they've been inconvenienced by say a double-parked car & understand the need for a city-enforced towing system.
State legislature passed a law that gives license to cities to tow?
Sincerely,
Dumbass
Posted on 8/2/25 at 9:27 am to jbgleason
quote:
Many many beers later we headed back across the Causeway and threw a rod killing the car. Cue Causeway Police and a tow truck. Me and my buddy pooled together something like $16 cash to convince the tow truck driver to alter the paperwork and say he picked up the car on the Mandeville Lakefront. I mentioned the story 20 years later at a dinner figuring my parents knew at some point and they were floored.
Well technically you were in Metairie
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