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Widow Criticizes 911 Action
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Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) said he is working on local legislation that would require tow truck drivers to alert police before they repossess a car. He said they now are required to inform police within one hour after towing a car.
Raymond Brown, who lived in the Lake Arbor neighborhood of Mitchellville, was known in the music industry as Scotty Beats. On Oct. 13, he called 911 at 2:26 a.m. and said a tow truck driver just towed away his car.
"Okay, sir, a tow truck just towed your car?" the dispatcher asked, according to a tape of the call.
"Yes, it did," Brown replied.
"Okay, sir, um, what you're going to have to do, was your vehicle, were you late on your payments or something like that? Could it be repossessed?"
"No, I was lying in my bed and my alarm went off and I looked up and the tow truck, I saw the tow truck towing my car out of my driveway," he said.
"Okay, what I'm saying is . . . are you late on your payments on your car?"
"No, not at all. Not at all. No, I'm not late on my payments," Brown said.
The dispatcher went on: "Okay, so what you're going to have to do, sir, is give us a call back within the next two hours, to find what tow company's towed it and where they took it to and they'll give you a reason."
Staff writer Rosalind S. Helderman also contributed to this report.
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