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s � � page two, Towing of Vehicles On vehicles that are abandoned on private property (including parking lots) and are not lost or stolen, i"t is incumbent on the owner of the property to have the vehicI.e removed. We will a�ssist to find the owner or party responszble for the abandoned vehicie in order to heZp the owner of the property. The Staie Patrol has a policy that requires Troopers discovering an abar�doned vehicle on a freeway to do the following: First, if the vehicle is located in a hazardous position or is interferring with the maantenance of the raad, the Trooper is tio have the vehicle removed immediately_ Vehicles �hat are in the traffic lane, on ramps, or on bridges are examples of vehicles that would be towed immediateiy. . Second, if the vehicle is not considered an immediate hazard, the Trooper marks the vehicle. After a period of four hours has elapsed, the Trooper rechecks the location. If the vehicle is e�ill there, he/she has the vehicie towed to a place of safe keeping. This policy is for yo�r information and should be kept in mind when you are � working freeways or state highways, as �his policy also cavers aIl the s�ate ' highways. Procedure Statemen�: � The above policy is implemented by usin$ whatever towing service is available or requested by the owner/driver of �he vehicle. It is important officers do not pramote or favor one Tow Co►apany over another, or attempt to sway the decision of an owner on whzch Tow Company to use. If asked for a recommendation, the only response shauld include all three cor�panies meet the guidelines established by our department, and they charge the same prices as estab3�ished by those guidelines. Qn vehzcles removed without the owner's knowledge or perarission, and for which we become responsible for the vehicle and its contents, we wiZl use the following towing services on a weekiy rotation basis. Art's Emergency Towing Schoonover's Towing Service Fairway Towing 23$4 Engiish Street �8�t-721$ 1Q60 W. Co. Rd. � 483-34bo I25 W. Co. Rd. F �tg3_�p55 Wl�en a person wants to claim a vehicle we�have impounded at our garage, he/she a�ust first get ciearance from the Police IJepartment and then go to the Towing Company, pay the bil.l and get a receipt. The receipt is then presented to the Duty Sergeant or his designate, who will ichen release the vehic3.e.