On March 1, Northwest Towing, Inc. Towed my semi-tractor from North Bend, WA to the Kenworth dealership in Federal Way, WA and dropped it of at approximately 0730. About 3:00 PM, Arodi A. Acosta, Recovery Specialist for Fife Recovery Services, Inc. Appeared at the Kenworth dealership driving a tow truck bearing the Name "Fife Service and Towing, Inc" on the door. After an argument and my unsuccessful attempt to get the local police to intervene, he stole my tractor.
The same man is the general manager of all three corporations and they also share the same president. They have at various times tried to claim (1) they never released custody of the tractor so they were just exercising their possessionary mechanic's lein — even though Northwest clearly released it when they unhooked at a third party's (Kenworth) repair shop so that I could attempt to get it repaired not so kenworth could repairit for them and each of the three different towing companies are independent corporations: (2) they secured the tractor to ensure that they would be paid for Northwesst towing's bill; (3) that they did a private impound at the request of the Kenworth dealership even though Kenworth had authorized leaving the trqctor at their shop for repairs, which hadn't been completed when the tractor was stolen, the vehicle had beenon the premises less than 12 hours when fife stole, Fife paid my bill with Kenworth to get Kenworth to let them steal my tractor, Fife is NOT and was NOT the authorized impound towing company for the Kenworth deaqlership and finally the so-called impond authorization clearly bears the handwritten notation "for non-payment of towing bill" instead of the date and time of hte supposed abandonment of the tractor — which is th eonly legal basis to have a vehicle impounded.
They have informed me of 3 differnet public auction dates but appearantly have never auctioned it because I have never received any notice of the sale.
Now they have turned it over to a collection agency in another attempt to coerce me into paying them to steal my tractor and store it while they try to extort money from me.
A Washington State Patrol Sgt. Told me that "they stole your truck. They had abwolutely no authority or legal basis to tow and inpound your tractor." but the trooper he referred the cas eto refuses to acknowldge my faxes or voice mail messages.
In summary, Fife Service and Towing, Inc.; Fife Recovery Services, Inc. And Northwest Towing, Inc acting together under the same mutual management stole my semi-tractor with the cooperation of the Federal Way Kenworth dealrship, who by the way let Fife pay appreoximately $458.00 to take the tractor but told me I owed them over $600.00 less than an hour earlier.
Do NOT do business with any of hte 4 companies unless you are willing to risk loosing your vehicle and getting ripped off!
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