The Connecticut DMV allows owners to get back into towed cars to retrieve items that are essential to their health and welfare. But people have lost work equipment, car seats, important documents and priceless mementos.
Julia Rothman for ProPublica
On the Hook
Connecticut Towing Companies Use Belongings Left in Cars as Leverage to Collect Fees, Drivers Say
The Connecticut DMV allows owners to get back into towed cars to retrieve items that are essential to their health and welfare. But people have lost work equipment, car seats, important documents and priceless mementos.
by Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror
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