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Towing company paying thousands after selling sailor's car

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https://sites.google.com/view/hiautomotivemesa/ Advertisement Towing company paying thousands after selling sailor's car Navy Seaman Russell Brown prepares to lower the American flag aboard the USS Mount Whitney in Gaeta, Italy, July, 20, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Barnes) A towing company in Washington state has been told to pay thousands of dollars to a former U.S. Navy sailor for towing – and then selling – his car while he was deployed. The resolution in the dispute between Bethel Garage Inc. and sailor Vincent Rowell was announced recently by the office of the state attorney general. Advertisement - story continues below The Military Times reported that Bethel towed the sailor's car in December 2018, even though he was deployed at the time. He was assigned to the submarine Connecticut and left the car with a friend, state officials explained. The car then was involved in an accident, towed and sold. TRENDING: WATCH: Biden c

Fort McMurray tow truck drivers enter busy season as cold snap continues | CBC News

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Pick It Up Towing 480-418-0155 Tempe, AZ https://www.pickituptowing.com/ A recent cold snap means tow truck drivers in Fort McMurray are busy trying to keep up as cars won't start or they break during extreme weather.  Nooraldean Alananzeh, the owner and sole employee of Wood Buffalo Tow & Transport, said the cold snap is when he gets busy.  Before 3 p.m. on Wednesday he had already finished five tows and boosted two cars.  On a regular day, he gets calls to do one or two tows, but in these cold temperatures he gets eight to 10. Fort McMurray is currently under an extreme cold weather warning, reaching temperatures of -36 C at night. Cars sometimes break or stop working, and Alananzeh said people are more prone to making mistakes in the winter, like leaving the lights on, locking keys in their car or forgetting to plug the car in.  This time of year is busier in general for towing companies, but Alananzeh said he gets especially busy because he's a small company and he work