Caledon OPP is cracking down on tow trucks working in Caledon.
The force has been dealing with incidents involving towers.
On Monday, officers attended an incident in the Southfields neighbourhood, where a vehicle with stolen licence plates was being tower from an accessible parking space.
The truck conducting the tow was found to be missing required safety equipment and the operator was found committing multiple offences under the Highway Traffic Act and Caledon by-law offences.
In this incident, the truck was found with missing lighting, an unsecure load, a sleeping personal passenger in the rear of the truck. The driver was charged accordingly.
The tow operator was denied the tow job, and a properly equipped tow truck and driver were requested to attend the scene to complete the job.
Both, the Highway Traffic Act and the Town of Caledon by-law, regulate the tow truck business.
