The scam involves your car being held "hostage" and you being forced to pay a large amount of money to get it back.

Officials at the California Department of Insurance are warning Southland residents of a “vehicle hostage” scam involving tow truck companies targeting motorists involved in traffic accidents. In a ...

They say that tow truck companies are targeting drivers involved in collisions, picking up their cars and then holding them ...

An organized ring in the Inland Empire is accused of towing vehicles to a body shop and demanding excessive fees for release.

Investigators discovered that a non-sworn employee of the California Highway Patrol, Rosa Isela Santistevan, 56, of Irvine, ...

Officials charged 16 people who reportedly made a total of $217,000 by scamming accident victims in the LA area.

Officials from the California Department of Insurance are warning drivers about vehicle hostage scams. Tow truck companies ...

The California Department of Insurance has issued a public service announcement warning drivers in the state about increased ...

The Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center is pictured on Nov. 27, 2023. A former Lawrence tow truck driver told a jury on Monday that a woman who was killed during a towing incident ...