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An Ontario judge has sounded a warning over the wild west of tow truck wars in one of the first court cases stemming from last year’s police crackdown.
And Justice David Rose has called for the government to step in.
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“The fake car accident industry is now sufficiently lucrative that competition among corrupt car towing organizations has led to internecine violence,” Rose wrote in his ruling this week. “Tow trucks are set fire to. Shots are fired. The highways in the GTA are dangerous enough without having this added element.”
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An Ontario judge has sounded a warning over the wild west of tow truck wars in one of the first court cases stemming from last year’s police crackdown.
And Justice David Rose has called for the government to step in.
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“The fake car accident industry is now sufficiently lucrative that competition among corrupt car towing organizations has led to internecine violence,” Rose wrote in his ruling this week. “Tow trucks are set fire to. Shots are fired. The highways in the GTA are dangerous enough without having this added element.”
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The Ontario Provincial Police has laid criminal charges against an inspector with 33 years on the force as part of its internal probe into towing-related corruption.
Inspector Steve Grosjean, 62, commander for the highway safety division’s Mississauga detachment, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with breach of trust.
OPP spokesperson Bill Dickson declined to offer any details Thursday about the specific allegations against Insp. Grosjean.