Jose Vicente Badillo, the tow company operator already barred from doing business in San Francisco, allegedly plotted to set ...

A federal grand jury indicted a San Francisco tow truck operator for conspiracy to commit arson as part of an alleged plot to ...

The owner of a San Francisco tow truck company accused of trying to light his competitors’ trucks on fire has been indicated ...

The indictment, which was also unsealed Thursday, alleges that Badillo conspired with others in 2023 to set fire to at least six tow trucks. Among the incidents allegedly linked to Badillo include ...

On July 25, a tow truck was set on fire in East Palo Alto, officials said. Other reasons behind the fires were to retaliate against the competitors for perceived wrongs, according to the indictment.

The owner of a San Francisco towing company was federally indicted today for allegedly setting fire to six tow trucks across the Bay Area in a bid to drive more business to two of his companies, ...

Federal Prosecutors allege that the fires were set to drum up more business for two companies he was associated with, Specialty Towing and Auto Towing, and as retaliation against the competitors for ...

A semi-truck caught fire and blocked multiple lanes of traffic on southbound Interstate 15 near Highway 76 on Wednesday evening, March 5, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was ...

This time, predatory tow-truck operators are towing fire victims' cars and then holding them for exorbitant fees. L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger is now urging Eaton Fire survivors to come ...

Eaton fire survivors who believe they were targeted by tow truck bandits are asked to contact Sgt. Regina Garay of the Inland Empire Automobile Insurance Fraud Task Force at (909) 919-2242.